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Summary

Physical Characteristics

Inula cappa is a SHRUB growing to 1.8 m (6ft). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

Plant Habitats

Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Shady Edge;

Edible Uses

None known

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Medicinal Uses

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Anodyne Antiphlogistic Carminative Depurative Expectorant Stomachic

Anodyne, antiphlogistic, carminative, depurative, expectorant, dispels clots[147]. The juice of the root is used in the treatment of peptic ulcers, indigestion and other gastric disorders[272]. A decoction of the root is used in the treatment of fevers[272]. The decoction is also added to bath water in order to relieve body aches caused by hard physical work[272]. A poultice made from the pounded root is applied to the forehead to relieve headaches[272]. The juice of the bark, mixed with equal quantities of the juice from the bark of Ficus semicordata and Myrica esculenta is used in the treatment of menstrual disorders[272].

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

Not known

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Plant Propagation

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Other Names

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Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: China (Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng) TROPICAL ASIA: Bhutan, India (Sikkim, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

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Related Plants

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Inula britannica	Xuan Fu Hua, British yellowhead	Perennial	0.8	6-9	LMH	N	MWe	0	3
Inula britannica chinensis	Xuan Fu Hua	Perennial	0.6	6-9	LMH	SN	M	1	3
Inula conyza	Ploughman's Spikenard	Biennial/Perennial	1.2	5-9	LMH	N	M	0	1	2
Inula crithmoides	Golden Samphire	Perennial	1.0	-	LMH	SN	M	2	0
Inula helenium	Elecampane, Elecampane inula	Perennial	1.5	4-8	LMH	SN	M	3	3	2
Inula racemosa		Perennial	2.0	6-9	LMH	N	M	0	2
Inula royleana		Perennial	0.6	5-9	LMH	N	M	0	1	1

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

Inula cappa - (Buch.-Ham.)DC.