Inula britannica
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Inula britannica, the British yellowhead, is a plant species in the genus Inula
. The plant produces the flavonol axillarin
.
Inula
Inula is a large genus of about 90 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe, Asia and Africa. The genus is thought by some to be paraphyletic, based on the study of the different phenolic compounds the various species have.They are mostly perennial herbs that vary...
. The plant produces the flavonol axillarin
Axillarin
Axillarin is an O-methylated flavonol. It can be found in Pulicaria crispa, Filifolium sibiricum, Inula britannica, Wyethia bolanderi in Balsamorhiza macrophylla and in Tanacetum vulgare . It can also be synthetized.-Glycosides:...
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