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==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==
{{Parts Used|Powder of rhizome}}, {{Parts Used|Juice if the rhizome}}, {{Parts Used|Leaf}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Kushta, Kemuka|en=Wild ginger|gu=|hi=Kusht|kn=Kundige gida, Arati kundige|ks=|ml=Naagali|mr=|pa=|ta=Kottam|te=Bomma}}
==Properties==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Perennial}}
==Identification==
==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]]<ref name="Ayurvedic Medicines"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==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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==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.easyayurveda.com/2017/07/19/costus-speciosus-crepe-ginger-kebuka/ Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Ayurvedic Medicines">"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. </ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Hellenia+speciosa&redir=Costus+speciosus More information about Costus speciosus]* [ https://indiagardening.com/flowers/costus-speciosus/#:~:text=Costus%20Speciosus%20thrives%20in%20warm,%C2%B0C%20throughout%20the%20year. Growing method of Costus speciosus]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]
