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Inula racemosa

Taxonomy:

Kingdom : Plantae

Division : Magnoliophyta

Class : Magnoliopsida

Order : Asterales

Family : Asteraceae

Genus : Inula

Chemical Constituents:

Lignans, Sesquiterpene (Isoalantolactone),beta-sitosterol, daucosterol and isoalantolactone.

Part used : Flowers.

Refrence:

Chemical constituents

Lignans and sesquiterpene lactones from Artemisia sieversiana and Inula racemosa.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9745767

Anti hyperglycemic activity

Hypoglycaemic effects of some plant extracts are possibly mediated through inhibition in corticosteroid concentration.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15587591
Effects of Inula racemosa root and Gymnema sylvestre leaf extracts in the regulation of corticosteroid induced diabetes mellitus: involvement of thyroid hormones.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12857006
Insulin resistance: lifestyle and nutritional interventions.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10767668