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Pu_karamkla
Basonym o f D r u g
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TATgraarUTII
Puskaramula (Inula racemosa Hook. F) nourishes the person who uses it.

Synonyms

Habitat

1. I7HIT-aHTY *HTTI
Puskaramüla grows in Kashmir region.

Morpholog8y

Leaves of Pu_karamkla resemble floral bud of lotus flower or shape of petals

of lotus flower.

Properties and Actions

Properties and actions of Pu_karamüla is similar to Ku_tha (Saussurea lappa).

Regional Name

English Elicampane
Hindi Pohakarmkla
Kannada Pushkaramüla
Malayalam Puskkaramulani
Marathi Pushkaramula
Botanical Name
nula racemosa Hook-F.
l a - An ancient name, may be a misnomer of Belenium which means fleabane

poision.
racemosa -Having racemose
pattern.
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Family Asteraccae (Rcfer Appendix-I for key features)

Kula Bhringaraja kula
Gapavargikaraya (Classical categorization)

Caraka | Swäsaharavarga, Hikkanigrahanavarga

Su[ruta Not mentioned in Gana
Bh.Pr.Ni Haritakyädi varga 174-175
Taxonomy
Kingdom Plantae
Class Dicotyledons
Subclass Gamopetalae
Series Inferae
Order Asterales
Family AsteraceaeS P E o
Genus Inula d
Species racemosa

Habitat
Pu_karamkla grows in Kshmir region at the altitude of 7,000 ft.

Morphology
Habit Tall, stout herb,
Stem 30 to 150 cm high, rough and grooved.
Leaf-Leaves are leathery, rough above, densely
hairy beneath, crenate. Basal leaves 20 to 45 cm long,
12 to 20 cm wide, long stalked, ellipitc-lance
shaped.
Stem leaves oblong, half-stem-clasping, and often
deeply lobed at the base.
Inflorescence Heads many, very large, 4 to 5
cm in diameter. Outer bracts are broad, A

tips are trian-

gular, bent back, inner bracts are linear and sharp
pointed.
Fruit "An achene, 4 long, slender, hair f.
mm
Inula r a c e m o s a Hook.
less. Pappus 8 mm long and reddish.
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g e f i t lp a r t M u l a
(Root) ie e
Sometimes twisted and gradually tapering tap roots, occuring
Rootsareh a ard, stout,
cut pieces of various lengths; the whole root is 8 to 10
cm
oler o raass transversely
trans

its thickest part; external surface rough, longitudinally

Whcm in diameter at
smooth shin-
hngand2 brown colour. Transverselycut portion shows a
ving greyish
vingaa greyish
brown colour
wrinkdedh white colour with prominent cambium ring of dark
kicf reddish
i ns
g u r t a c e

n u m e r o u s small white
dot like sturctures on breaking the root it
SU ith
icentralpith with
nas got very strong
characteristic odour.
anda

and uneven pIeces,

e s short
h e c o m e ss h o r t a

Pyrazoline, Beta-sitosterol,
constituents Innual, Isoalloalantolactone,
-

hemical a-humulene, a-ionone, b-ionone,

Elemene, a-pinene oxide,
Chen

asterol, Sesquiterpenes,
Inulin and telekin.
Daucosterol,

D-mannitol,.

Selinanone,

Rasadi pancaka

Kau Tikta
Rasa
Tiksna Laghu
Guna

Vipka Kau
Virya Ugna
on Do_a) of Usna
Dogakarma (Action Kapha[ maka
because
V tahara due to Usna virya,
Vätakapha smaka,
and Katu Tikta
rasa.

virya, Katu vipka

Karma (Action) K sahara, Sothahara, Jwaraghna,
Hikk nigrahana,
P r[wa[ülahara,
Swäsahara,
Röcaka, Pndun[aka, Hridya.

Agrya Karma
T t i te1STHAIHUTSRTOTEUTUITHIT4 25/40)
and
Asthma, Cough
Hook. f.) useful in Ficcough,
racemosa
Pushkaramula (Inula
Pain in flanks.
narmacological Actions oh
Hepatoprotective,
Antiageing, Antimalarial,
Antiasthmatic and Antifungal.
Antiinflammatory,
Antipyretic, Sedative, Anthelmintic,
Anticancerous,
Antiviral, Antibacterial,
Rögaghnata (Therapeutic indications)
Hridroga.
Hikk, Sotha, Jwara, Aruci, PFndu,
Swäsa, Käsa, Pär[wa[üla,
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Amayika Prayoga (Therapeutic administration)

1. Par[wa Süla (Pain in flanks)

T i fATTHTITETUTI(7 25/40)
Acrya caraka specified Pu_karamikla (Inula racemosa)
osa) as the best rem
as the
(Hiccough), Swsa (Asthma) and Pr[wa [üla (Pain in flanks). remedy for Hika
Hikka
2. Hridroga (Heart diseases)

In case of Hridroga
(Heart diseases) one has to lick the paste of Puskaramilan
(.T. 31/12)
racemosa) mixed with honey. It is also useful in Swsa (Asthma), Ksa (Inula
(Wasting) and Hikk (Hiccough). (Cough), Ksaaya
Mätra (Dosage)
Curna (Powder) - 250 mg to 750 mg

Yoga (Formulations)
SI.No Name of Yoga Indications
1.
Puskaramkla curnna Hridroga, Hikk
2. Puskarãdi kwtha Vataja Hridroga
L3. |Pauskardi ka_ya Ksa, Swsa
Substitute - Iris germanica Linn.
Adulterant Inula royleana DC.
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Research Corner
. Phytochemical investigation of hydroalcoholic extract of the root of Inula
racemosa Hook.
Phytochemical investigation of the hydroalcoholic extract or
the root of Inula racemosa Hook. f. led to
the isolation of (5z, 13z)-n-decany
n-docos-5, 13-dienoate, a new fatty acid ester, two new
identified as 15-[(13z, 18'z,
sesquiterpenic es er
20'z)-n-tricos-13, 18, 20-trienyl]-eudesmal 4
6, 12 (13)-trien-8,14-olide-15-oate and 15- [(16'z), (21'z)-n- tetracos-l0
dienyl] eudesmal-4 (11) 6, 12 (13)-trien-8, 14-olide-15-oate, t 12
eudesmanolide ester i.e.
15((16z)-n-monadec-16- enyl]-eudesmal+
(13)-trien-8,14-olide-15-oate and 15-[(16'z) n-tetracos-16- enyl]-endesma-n
(11), 6, 12 nd
(13)-trien-8,14-olide-15-oate along
with the known coA M1.
Hexadecanyl n-docosanoate. Khan M', Mir SR', All A', Yusur i