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Costus speciosus
Costus speciosus is an erect, occasionally branched, herbaceous perennial plant growing up to 3 metres tall from a stout, creeping, tuberous rootstock. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal and food use. It is sometimes cultivated for medicinal purposes in India and is commonly grown as an ornamental in many areas of the tropics.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Burning sensation, Constipation, Leprosy, Worm infection, Skin diseases, Fever, Asthma, Bronchitis, Anaemia.
Parts Used
Powder of rhizome, Juice if the rhizome, Leaf.
Chemical Composition
The rhizomes contain costusosides Saponins dioscin, gracillin and Beta-sitosteral, Beta-d glucoside[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Kundige gida, Arati kundige |
| Hindi | Kusht |
| Malayalam | Naagali |
| Tamil | Kottam |
| Telugu | Bomma |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Kushta, Kemuka |
| English | Wild ginger |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta, Kashaya
Guna
Laghu, Ruksha
Veerya
Sheeta
Vipaka
Katu
Karma
Kapha, Pitta shamaka
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowering from September to December |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruiting from September to December |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Agastya Rasayanam, Agastya Haritaki Lehya, Aamavaata Taila, Kalyanaka Grita, Kshaara Tailam, Kumariyasava, Keshasanjivini Taila, Chandrodaya vati, Chavanaprash, Triphaladi Tailam, Dhanvantari Taila, Dashamularishta, Narayana Tailam, Pippalasyava[3]
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
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How to plant/cultivate
Prefers a position in some shade in a moist, fertile soil. The plant has escaped from cultivation and become naturalised in a number of areas, spreading by means of its bird-dispersed seeds.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Disturbed moist to wet thickets, Roadside banks at elevations.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ "Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.303, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.
- ↑ [Cultivation]
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Burning sensation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Constipation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Leprosy
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Worm infection
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Asthma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Bronchitis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Anaemia
- Herbs with Powder of rhizome used in medicine
- Herbs with Juice if the rhizome used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaf used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Perennial
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Disturbed moist to wet thickets
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Roadside banks at elevations
- Herbs
