Sweet Inula

Botanical Name | Inula graveolens |
Botanical family | Asteraceae |
Origin | Morocco |
Method | Complete distillation by steam distillation |
Plant part | Flowering tops |
Note | Middle |
Appearance | mobile liquid |
Color | pale yellow to emerald green depending on the batch |
Odor | herbaceous, fresh and sweet |
Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Lactones (2–4%): alantolactone Alcohols (20%): borneol Esters (55%): bornyl acetate Sesquiterpenes (5%): farnesene |
Therapeutic properties | Anticatarrhal, mucolytic ++++ Antispasmodic ++ Heart regulator +++ Cardiac tonic ++ Anti-inflammatory ++ |
Main therapeutic indications | Cystic fibrosis ++++ Extrasystoles, palpitations, arrhythmia +++ Chronic bronchitis, COPD, sinusitis ++++ Biliary dyskinesia ++ |