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Costus speciosus

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Costus speciosus

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

Parts Used

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 NA
Gujarathi
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
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

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

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

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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.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. Chemical constituents
  2. [Morphology]
  3. "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.
  4. [Cultivation]

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