Species Inula indica
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There aren’t any identifications of Inula indica.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Inula:
Gk. inaein = to clean (e.g. wounds); inula, an ancient name associated with the plant elecampane (now called Inula helenium). Inulin, a carbohydrate fibre, can be extracted from the rhizomatous roots of these plants, which have debatable medicinal value. Pliny the Elder wrote that I. viscosa strengthened teeth and healed wounds and stomach upsets.
Etymology of indica:
From the Latin indicus = ‘relating to India’
Scientific name:
Inula indica L.
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Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Inula indica.