Abstract
Inula racemosa Hook. f. (Asteraceae) is a stout herbaceous perennial plant (up to 1.75 m tall) with basal leaves arranged in a racemose manner. It is used in Indian Ayurvedic medicine, Chinese Traditional Medicine (CTM), Bhutanese Sowa Rigpa Medicine (BSM), and European homeopathy for treating various disorders including cough, dyspnoea, asthma, tuberculosis, pain, acute enteritis, dysentery, angina, hyperlipidaemia, hepatic ischaemia and ischaemic heart diseases. The phytochemical studies of I. racemosa extract resulted in the isolation of 67 compounds, and most of them belong to the chemical class of terpenoids. The pharmacological studies of its crude extracts and compounds demonstrated analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiparasitic, anticancer, antiasthmatic, antiallergic, antidiabetic, antiapoptotic, cardioprotective, and hepatoprotective properties. The isolated compounds possessed anticancer, antiproliferative, and antiplatelet activities. This chapter discusses the distribution, taxonomy, ethnobotany, pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and the trade and industry of Inula racemosa.
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