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Costus speciosus
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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
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Parts Used
[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]].
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 | |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| 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
[[:Category: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
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]
How to plant/cultivate
Commonly seen growing in areas
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Photo Gallery
References
External Links
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- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
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