Himalayan inula (Inula himalayensis)

喜马独尾草xǐ mǎ dú wěi cǎoXimaduweicao

Inula himalayensis · Plant

Inula, standing in for Inula himalayensis
This photo shows Inula, not Inula himalayensis: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; may cause allergic reactions in those sensitive to the daisy family; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Himalayan inula for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Himalayan inula does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntispasmodicBenefit DigestiveBenefit Respiratory Cough

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Inula himalayensis and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Antispasmodic0 records
  • Benefit Digestive0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory Cough0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records