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Chamaecostus cuspidatus - Bandhukapushpa
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Chamaecostus cuspidatus, common name Fiery Costus or Spiral Flag, is a species of herbaceous plant in the Costaceae family native to eastern Brazil (States of Bahia and Espirito Santo). In India, it is known as insulin plant because of its use in Ayurvedic medicine for its purported anti-diabetic properties.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Leaves are rich in protein, iron, ad antioxidant components such as ascorbic acid, a-tocopherol, ß-carotene, terpenoids, steroids, and flavonoids. Ethanol extract of leaves yielded tannins, phlobatannins, saponin, flavonoids, terpenoids, and cardiac glycosides. Study for essential oil yielded the following major constituents in %: (Stem) hexadecanoic acid, octadecadienoic acid, dodecanoic acid, linalyl propanoate, tetradecanoic acid, A-eudesmol, y-eudesmost 4-ethoxy phenol; (Leaf) hexadecanoic acid, 2.pentanol, dodecanoic acid, ß-ionone, farnesyl acetone, a-ionone (Rhizome) hexadecanoic acid, 9,12-octadecadienoic acid, dodecanoic acid , tetradecanoic acid, linalool, a-terpinol [1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Kemou honne |
| Hindi | Banda, Bija-sal, Peisar, Jarul, Keukand |
| Malayalam | Honne, Karintakara, Vengai, Venna-maram |
| Tamil | Neyccarikamaram, Venkal-c-ciray |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Asana, Bandhukapushpa |
| English | Avaram senna |
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| simple | alternate | entire, oblong, 4-8 inches long with parallel venation, spirally arranged around the stems. Large, fleshy, smooth, and dark green leaves have a light purple underside |
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Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unisexual | 1.5 inches in diameter | orange | 5-20 | on cone-like head at the tips of branches |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| short legume | 0.5 inch | Fruits are green colored, less than 0.5 inch. | 12-20 seeds | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
As this plant is perinnial. They prefer a either full sun or partial shade. It needs fertile soil &le moisture. It is often planted near water.The substrate should be sandy loam. They can tolerate temperature only above at leaves. They are good for under planting. They reach the height up to 4-8 inches. This plant grows at the temperature zone of zone 9. It requires shade to part shade light..[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
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References
External Links
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