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{{stub}}[[File:Elecampane (Inula). Love for life.JPG|thumb|right|''Elicampane'', '' Paushkara'']]'''Inula racemosa''' is an Asian plant in the daisy family . It is native to the temperate and alpine western Himalayas of Xinjiang, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Pakistan. 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Swelling}}, {{Uses|Pus formatio}}, {{Uses|Tuberculoid ulcers}}, {{Uses|Cerebral impairment disorders}}, {{Uses|Vata impairment disorders}}, {{Uses|Cardiac asthma}}, {{Uses|Hiccups}}, {{Uses|Dyspnoea}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Improves digestion}}.
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
It contains mucilage, sterols, essential oil (including azulenes), alantolactone, inulin.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Rasnabheda, Padmapatra, Pushkaramoola|ml=Puskaramulam, Puskkaramulam|sa=Kasmira, kusthabhedaKusthabheda, Padmapatra|ta=puskkaramulamPuskkaramulam|te=Puskaramul|hi=Pohakarmul, Puskarmul|en=Elicampane}}
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|ParipinnateHerbaceous|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiralSome species such as Inula magnifica have long leaves that can reach up to 36 inches (90 cm in length). Narrow. Toothed}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|UnisexualDaisy|2200-4cm long250 cm|pinkGold, yellow||Flowering throughout the year time is Summer and In terminal Daisy-like ray and disc florets. Rays are thin and/or axillary pseudoracemesspidery}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong podSlender|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled0.5 cm long|||seeds Seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the yearoccurs in October–November}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
* [[Aṣṭāṇgāvaleha]]
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
Seeds of Elecampane and other Inula species can be planted either at the beginning of autumn or before the last frost of spring; once sown the sees should be lightly covered with soil. Elecampane and other Inula like to grow in sunny areas of the garden that have good drainage, the soil type is not to important.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==Photo Gallery==
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File:Inula viscosa01.jpgFile:Inula helenium - Elecampane - geograph.org.uk - 949099.jpgFile:Inula britanica British Elecampane მზიურა.JPGFile:Inula_helenium_001.JPG|''Inula helenium''File:Inula helenium prg 1.jpg|''Inula helenium''File:Inula helenium Prague 2011 1.jpg|''Inula helenium''File:Inule helenium.jpg|''Inula helenium''File:Inula helenium 04.JPG
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://webwww.archivegaiaherbs.orgcom/webproducts/20130728111350ingredient/http://libproject.hkbu.edu.hk/was40303/detail?lang=en&channelid=1288&searchword=herb_id%3DD01344 "chemistry"Elecampane Active Constituents]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversitywww.orggardenershq.com/speciesInula-Elecampane.php Morphology]</showref><ref name="How to plant/32002 "morphologycultivate">[Cultivation details]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://rosewoods.com/elecampane/ Elicampane on rosewoods.com]* [http://www.weekendgardener.net/blog/2017/05/propagating-elecampane.htm Elicampane on weekendgardener.net]* [http://weekendgardener.net/2011/02/inula-helenium-elecampane.htm Elicampane on weekendgardener.net]* [https://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/e/elecam07.html Elicampane on botanical.com]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Asteraceae]]

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