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'''Kebuka''' consists of the dried rhizome of Costus speciosus (Koerning ex Retz.) Smith. (Fam. Zingiberaceae), a herb commonly found in sub-Himalayan tract extending between Kangra to Arunachal Pradesh and also in Western Ghats.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Rash}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Intestinal worms}}, {{Uses|Kidney problems}}, {{Uses|Urinary problems}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Rhizome}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Steroidal Saponins such as (Tigogenin and diosgenin).<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Chenglavaa-Koshtu, Changalvakoshtu|ml=Channakkilannu, Channakkuvva|sa=Pushkarmula|ta=Koshtam|te=Chenglavaa-Koshtu|hi=Kebu, Kemuk, Kemuaa|en=}}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta
===Guna===
Rūkṣa, Laghu
===Veerya===
Śīta
===Vipaka===
Kaṭu
===Karma===
Pittahara, Kaphahara, Dīpana, Pācana, Grāhī, Kṛmighna, Hṛdya, Raktaṣodhaka
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Perennial shrub}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
*[[Kṛmighna Kvātha Cūrṇa]]
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
C. speciosus are usually grown in fertile, organic, moist, well-drained soils in shade [7]. Tropical climate with high humidity and minimum temperature 13o C is best for its cultivation. Crepe ginger grows from thick fleshy roots called "rhizomes".<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Roadside ditches}}, {{Commonly seen|Low-lying areas in the forest}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-12</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[ "Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233910986_Costus_speciosus_An_antidiabetic_plant-review"Cultivation detail"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
*[https://www.dabur.com/in/en-us/about/science-of-ayurveda/herbal-medicinal-plants/ketaki-plant]
*[https://easyayurveda.com/2017/07/19/costus-speciosus-crepe-ginger-kebuka/]
[[Category:Herbs]]
