Abstract

PHARMACOLOGICAL REVIEW OF INULA RACEMOSA HOOK. F

Santosh Kumar Maurya*, Dinesh Kumar Verma

Abstract

Root of Inula racemosa Hook. F (Asteraceae) is used in treatment of cardiac disease and asthma. In this global era of traditional medicine scientist are looking toward Ayurveda and other traditional medicine with their scientific validation of therapeutic principles. The plant I. racemosa was evaluated for a number of activities such as antihistamine, antiallergic effect and mast cell stabilizing activity, adaptogenic, cardioprotective, antibacterial, antidiabetic, antiinflammatory, hepatoprotective, antimutagenic, antiapoptotic, activity. The cardio protective action was clinically proven by several scholars. In the present review we have tried to collect knowledge on phytochemistry and pharmacological properties of Inula racemosa which is extensively used in Indian system of medicine i.e. Ayurveda.

Keywords: Inula racemosa, antibacterial, cardio protective activity, anti-histamine.