Inula racemosa is a perennial herb with a height extending from 0.5 to 1.5 meter. The stem is grooved, rough and very hairy. The leaves of this plants are large, elliptical, and 3-6 cm long with 2-3 cm breadth, having long petioles. The fruits being slender achenes, 0.4 cm long, bewhiskered with 0.75 cm long pappus hairs. The flowers are bright yellow in color with many in heads, 0.5-1 cm in diameter.
The fresh root has dull brownish skin with yellowish color inside. It changes to grayish on drying. It has sweet and camphoraceous odor and has a bitter taste.
It blooms from July through September and get dries to a shiny bronze color in early winter. It grows well in waterside or in the meadow garden.
In Kashmir, the roots are used as adulterant of Saussurea lappa.
Pushkaramula is a herb that is useful to pacify Kapha (water) and Vata (air) Doshas (humors) in body. It is widely used in Ayurveda because of its beneficial therapeutic uses: like Aruchi, Adhyaman (gas), Hikka (hiccups), Jvara (fever), Kasa (cough), Svasa (asthma), Parsvashula (chest pain), Sosh (edema), Ardit (facial paralysis), Pandu (low hemoglobin level).
In Ayurvedic practice it is mainly used as an expectorant and bronchodilator since old times. Root powder has strong aromatic odor resembling camphor.
The rhizome of this plant having sweet, bitter and acrid taste with a neutral potency and acts as antiseptic, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and mild diuretic.
Main Chemical found in these plants which bring therapeutic benefits are lantalactone, Isoalantalactone, Inunolide (germacranolide), Dihydro isoalanlactone, Beta –Sitosterd, D- Mannitd, Dihydroinundide, Neo-alantolactone, Inunolise, Sesqiterpene, Lactone (inunol), Alantadiene, Octadecanoic acid.
This herb grows in the temperate and alpine conditions which are found in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan regions.
It is found within India, in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh at an altitude range of 2800-3200 meters. Also outside India in regions across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal also.
High quality powder of wild crafted herbs from its natural habitat without chemicals, fertilizer & pesticides contains Inulin, alantolactone, isoalantolactone.
Hindi / Sanskrit |
English |
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Rasa |
Tikta |
Taste |
Bitter |
Guna |
Lagu |
Physical Property |
Light |
Virya |
Ushna |
Potency |
Warm |
Vipaka |
Katu |
Metabolic Property (After Digestion) |
Pungent |
It balances Vata and Kapha doshas.
Charak Samhita |
Sushrut Samhita |
· Shvasahara - Group of herbs useful in asthma, COPD. · Hikkanigrahana - Group of herbs useful in hiccups. |
· Hala Varga - Group of fruits. · Vagbhata - Hidhma Nigrahana(A.H) |
The Bhavprakash nighantu edition of 1998: verse 174-175, page no-94- 96
Its name are Pushkaramul, Poshkar, Pushkar, Padmapatra, Kashmirr, and Kushtbhed. It is bitter and pungent in taste and manages Vataj and Kaphaj fever, inflammation, swelling, asthma and anorexia. It is mainly used for managing severe backache.
The Bhavprakash nighantu with elaborated Hindi commentary by Padmashri prof. K.C. Chunekar, edited by Dr. G.S. Pandey: edition of 1998: verse 174-175, page no-94- 96.
Pushkaramula is an herb, widely rich in therapeutic properties. Below is given medicinal properties along with the meaning. It can be used both internally and externally. It is useful in reducing additional Kapha (water) from body.
Pushkaramula is has so many medicinal uses because of its amazing properties which are Antibacterial, Ant catarrhal, Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial: Analgesic, Ant diabetic, Aphrodisiac, Antispasmodic, Antiseptic, Antihistaminic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Cardio- protective, Stomachic, Hypotensive and also rejuvenator a well as immunomodulator.
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