Inula britannica Xuan Fu Hua (Compositae)

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Inula britannica
Xuan Fu Hua
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The Inula britannica plant species is found in Europe to E. Asia. Formerly naturalized in Britain, but probably now extinct there[17]. It is a member of the Compositae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Xuan Fu Hua.

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Latin Name:  Inula britannica
Common Name:  Xuan Fu Hua
Family:  Compositae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.75   Mature Width:  0.5

Habitat:  Moist meadows, streamsides, ditches, wet woods etc[17].

Medicinal Information: Xuan Fu Hua is used in Chinese herbalism as a mildly warming expectorant remedy and it is especially suitable where phlegm has accumulated in the chest[254]. The flowers are more commonly used, but the leaves are also used, generally for less serious conditions[254]. The leaf is discutient and vulnerary[218]. The flowers are antibacterial, carminative, cholagogue, deobstruent, depurative, diuretic, expectorant, laxative, stomachic and tonic[218]. They are used internally in the treatment of bronchial complaints with profuse phlegm, nausea and vomiting, hiccups and flatulence[176, 238]. The flowers have an antibacterial action, but this can be destroyed by proteins in the body[176]. The plant is harvested when in flower and can be dried for later use[254]. The root is discutient, resolvent and vulnerary[218]. The plant has been mentioned as a possible treatment for cancer of the oesophagus[218].

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