Pushkarmool — Indian Elecampane

Ayurvedic herb Pushkarmool (Inula racemosa) — Indian Elecampane. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Tikta, Katu, Virya Ushna, Vipaka Katu. Balances Vata, Kapha.

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Effective for asthma, cough, and dyspnea. Acts as a bronchodilator and expectorant.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaTikta, KatuTikta (Bitter) — detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic; Katu (Pungent) — stimulates digestion, circulation, expectorant
GunaLaghu, RukshaLaghu (Light) — easy to digest, promotes lightness; Ruksha (Dry) — absorbs moisture, drying
ViryaUshnaUshna (Hot) — heating, increases metabolism and Pitta
VipakaKatuKatu (Pungent) — post-digestive pungent, lightening
PrabhavaKasahara, Shwasahara, HrudyaKasahara — relieves cough; Shwasahara — relieves dyspnea and asthma; Hrudya — cardiac tonic, heart health

Sanskrit Synonyms

In the classical Ayurvedic texts, Pushkarmool is known by the following Sanskrit names:

Kashmira, Kushtabheda, Padmapatra, Poushkara

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Pushkarmool are: moola.

Main Indications

Pushkarmool is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Shwasa, Kasa, Hridroga, Parshwashoola, Hikka.

Dosha Effects

Pushkarmool pacifies Vata, Kapha.

It may aggravate Pitta when used in excess or in sensitive individuals.

Usage

Pushkarmool is used in classical Ayurvedic formulations. Consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner for appropriate dosage and preparation based on your constitution (Prakriti) and current imbalance (Vikriti).

Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API)

Source: Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India — Government of India, Ministry of AYUSH

Rasa (Taste)Tikta, Kauu
Guna (Quality)Laghu
Virya (Potency)Uṣḍa
Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Kauu
Karma (Action)Kaphav¡tajit
Dose1-3 gm of the drug in powder form.
Therapeutic Uses: Hikk¡, K¡sa, śv¡sa, P¡r¿va¿ūla, śotha, Ardita, P¡ḍtu, Aruci, Jvara,
Important Formulations: Mah¡ N¡rayaḍa Taila, K¡´k¡yana Guuik¡, M¡nasa Mitra
Botanical Name: Inula racemosa Hook. (Asteraceae)
Part Used: Rt.

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

Source: Indian Medicinal Plants, Phytochemistry And Therapeutics (IMPPAT) v1.0 — CC BY 4.0

Part UsedTherapeutic UseIdentifiersReferences
rootAdrenergic antagonistsMESH:D018674,UMLS:C0242889, ICD-11:XM2285ISBN:9788172362300
rootAnemiaMESH:D000740,UMLS:C0002871, DOID:2355, ICD-11:3A9ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
rootAngina pectorisMESH:D000787,UMLS:C0002962, ICD-11:BA40ISBN:9788172362300
rootAnorexiaMESH:D000855,UMLS:C1971624, DOID:8689, ICD-11:MG43.7ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
rootAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006
rootAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362300
rootAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
rootAnti-infective agentsMESH:D000890,UMLS:C0003204, ICD-11:XM4TV0ISBN:9770972795006
rootAnti-infective agents, localMESH:D000891,UMLS:C0003205, ICD-11:XM4VG4ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
rootAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172361266
rootAntineoplastic agentsMESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392ISBN:9770972795006
rootAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
rootAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172362300
rootAppetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9788172361266
rootArthralgiaMESH:D018771,UMLS:C0003862, ICD-11:ME82ISBN:9788171360536
rootAsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362300
rootBlisterMESH:D001768,UMLS:C1579830, ICD-11:ME63.3ISBN:9770972795006
rootBlood pressure regulationMESH:D001794,UMLS:C0428883ISBN:9788172362300
rootBronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
rootCardiotonic agentsMESH:D002316,UMLS:C0007209, ICD-11:XM91S1ISBN:9770972795006
rootCardiovascular systemMESH:D002319,UMLS:C0007226, ICD-11:XA4PM9ISBN:9770972795006
rootCentral nervous system diseasesMESH:D002493,UMLS:C0007682, DOID:331ISBN:9770972795006
rootChest painMESH:D002637,UMLS:C0008031, ICD-11:MD30.ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362300
rootCholesterolMESH:D002784,UMLS:C0008377, ICD-11:5C80.00ISBN:9788172362300
rootColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788171360536
rootCommon coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
rootCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362300
rootDigestive system diseasesMESH:D004066,UMLS:C0012242, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9770972795006
rootDysmenorrheaMESH:D004412,UMLS:C0013390, ICD-11:GA34.3ISBN:9788171360536
rootDyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9788171360536
rootDyspneaMESH:D004417,UMLS:C0013404, ICD-11:MD11.5ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362300
rootEdemaMESH:D004487,UMLS:C0013604, ICD-11:MG29.1ISBN:9770972795006
rootExanthemaMESH:D005076,UMLS:C0015230ISBN:9770972795006
rootExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
rootFacial paralysisMESH:D005158,UMLS:C0015469, DOID:13934, ICD-11:8D88.0ISBN:9770972795006
rootFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006
rootFurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9770972795006
rootGastrointestinal diseasesMESH:D005767,UMLS:C0017178, DOID:77, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9770972795006
rootHeart diseasesMESH:D006331,UMLS:C0018799, DOID:114, ICD-11:BC4ZISBN:9788172362300
rootHiccupMESH:D006606,UMLS:C0019521, ICD-11:MD11.6ISBN:9770972795006
rootHyperbilirubinemiaMESH:D006932,UMLS:C0020433, ICD-11:5C58.0YISBN:9770972795006
rootHypersensitivityMESH:D006967,UMLS:C0020517, ICD-11:4B07ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362300
rootHypoglycemic agentsMESH:D007004,UMLS:C0020616ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362300
rootHypolipidemic agentsMESH:D000960,UMLS:C0086440ISBN:9788172362300
rootInflammationMESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368ISBN:9770972795006
rootLiver diseasesMESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362300
rootLow back painMESH:D017116,UMLS:C0024031, ICD-11:ME84.2ISBN:9770972795006
rootMetabolismMESH:D008660, ICD-11:XM3BT8ISBN:9770972795006
rootMigraine disordersMESH:D008881,UMLS:C0149931, DOID:6364, ICD-11:8A80.ZISBN:9788171360536
rootNeuralgiaMESH:D009437,UMLS:C0027796, ICD-11:MG30.5ZISBN:9770972795006
rootOtitis mediaMESH:D010033,UMLS:C0029882, DOID:10754, ICD-11:AA3ZISBN:9770972795006
rootPleurisyMESH:D010998,UMLS:C0032231, DOID:10247, ICD-11:MD31ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362300
rootGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
rootSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9788171360536
rootSpasmMESH:D013035,UMLS:C0037763, ICD-11:MB47.3ISBN:9770972795006
rootTuberculosisMESH:D014376,UMLS:C0041296, DOID:399, ICD-11:1B1ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362300
seedAphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9770972795006
seedHeart diseasesMESH:D006331,UMLS:C0018799, DOID:114, ICD-11:BC4ZISBN:9770972795006
AmenorrheaMESH:D000568,UMLS:C0002453, DOID:13938, ICD-11:GA20.0ISBN:9788173717048
AnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9788173717048
AnemiaMESH:D000740,UMLS:C0002871, DOID:2355, ICD-11:3A9ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717048
AnorexiaMESH:D000855,UMLS:C1971624, DOID:8689, ICD-11:MG43.7ISBN:9788173717048
AnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
AntidotesMESH:D000931,UMLS:C0003295, ICD-11:XM1S43ISBN:9788173717048
Antihypertensive agentsMESH:D000959,UMLS:C0003364, ICD-11:XM2PT6ISBN:9788172360481
Anti-infective agents, localMESH:D000891,UMLS:C0003205, ICD-11:XM4VG4ISBN:9788173717048
Anti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9788173717048
AphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9788173717048
Appetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788173717048
ArthralgiaMESH:D018771,UMLS:C0003862, ICD-11:ME82ISBN:9788173717048
AstheniaMESH:D001247,UMLS:C0004093, ICD-11:MG22ISBN:9788173717048
AsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788173717048
BronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788173717048
Bronchodilator agentsMESH:D001993,UMLS:C0006280, ICD-11:XM0W90ISBN:9788173717048
Cardiotonic agentsMESH:D002316,UMLS:C0007209, ICD-11:XM91S1ISBN:9788173717048
ColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788173717048
Common coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9780387706375
CoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717048
DiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9788173717048
DysmenorrheaMESH:D004412,UMLS:C0013390, ICD-11:GA34.3ISBN:9788173717048
DyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9788173717048
EmaciationMESH:D004614,UMLS:C0013911, ICD-11:5B51ISBN:9788173717048
ExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9788173717048
FeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717048
FlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9788173717048
Heart diseasesMESH:D006331,UMLS:C0018799, DOID:114, ICD-11:BC4ZISBN:9788173717048
HiccupMESH:D006606,UMLS:C0019521, ICD-11:MD11.6ISBN:9788173717048
Histamine antagonistsMESH:D006633,UMLS:C0019590, ICD-11:XM5PK9ISBN:9780387706375
HypohidrosisMESH:D007007,UMLS:C0020620, DOID:11155, ICD-11:EE01.ZISBN:9788173717048
InflammationMESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368ISBN:9788173717048
Kidney diseasesMESH:D007674,UMLS:C0022658, DOID:557, ICD-11:GC2ZISBN:9788173717048
Liver diseasesMESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0ZISBN:9788173717048
Lung diseasesMESH:D008171,UMLS:C0024115, DOID:850, ICD-11:CB40.YISBN:9788173717048
Menstruation-inducing agentsMESH:D008600,UMLS:C0025346ISBN:9788173717048
Mental disordersMESH:D001523,UMLS:C0004936, ICD-11:6E8ZISBN:9788173717048
Migraine disordersMESH:D008881,UMLS:C0149931, DOID:6364, ICD-11:8A80.ZISBN:9788173717048
ParasympatholyticsMESH:D010276,UMLS:C0030511, ICD-11:XM3A77ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360481
Skin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9788173717048
Splenic diseasesMESH:D013158,UMLS:C0037997, DOID:2529, ICD-11:3B8ZISBN:9788173717048
UlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9788173717048
Urination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YISBN:9788173717048
Uterine contractionMESH:D014590,UMLS:C0042130, ICD-11:GA16.YISBN:9788173717048
Wounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9788173717048