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Costus speciosus

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'''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.
==Uses==
{{Uses|CoughBurning sensation}}, {{Uses|AsthmaConstipation}}, {{Uses|IndigestionLeprosy}}, {{Uses|AnorexiaWorm infection}}, {{Uses|Ring worm infectionSkin diseases}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Intestinal wormsAsthma}}, {{Uses|Skin deseasesBronchitis}}, {{Uses|Anaemia}}.
==Parts Used==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Perennial}}
==Identification==
==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.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Disturbed moist to wet thickets}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Roadside banks at elevations}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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