Pushkarmool

Inula racemosa Origin: Himalayas Improvement status: Cultivated material Seeds per packet: ~50 BOTANICAL SAMPLE - NOT GERMINATION TESTED Life cycle: Perennial Pushkarmool is a perennial relative of elecampane with beautiful yellow slender-petaled daisy-like flowers and highly medicinal roots. It is clump-forming, and at maturity grows up to 7ft tall and 3 or 4ft wide. It makes a great specimen plant for a perennial garden. Native to the Himalaya region (including India, Tibet, Xinjiang, Kashmir, Nepal, and Afghanistan), it is reportedly increasingly endangered due to over-harvesting and habitat destruction. In Ayurvedic medicine, it is used for pulmonary problems, including asthma, coughing, and chest pain. It has also been used against liver problems, tuberculosis, cardiac disorders, gonorrhea, and diabetes. The leaves have been used for diarrhea, dystenary, and bronchitis. Scientists around the world are currently studying the plant, and a number of promising studies have already