COSTUS SPECIOSUS
Source: Wikipedia
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OTHER NAMESTamil: Koestam
English: Costus root Telugu: Kashmeeramu Malayalam: Channak-koova Kannada: Pushkaramoola Marathi: Penva Hindi: Keu ; Kust Sanskrit: Pushkara ; Kashmeera |
description & usage
An elegant climbing plant found plentifully in Bengal and Kashmir.
Uses :
Catarrhal fevers, coughs, dyspepsia, worms, skin diseases, and snake-bites.
How to Use:
Root is useful in catarrhal fevers, coughs, dyspepsia, worms, skin diseases, and snake-bites. Tuber is cooked and made into a syrup or preserve which is very wholesome.
Parts Used:
Root
Taste:
Bitterness
Action:
Stomachic, expectorant, stimulant, diaphoretic
Uses :
Catarrhal fevers, coughs, dyspepsia, worms, skin diseases, and snake-bites.
How to Use:
Root is useful in catarrhal fevers, coughs, dyspepsia, worms, skin diseases, and snake-bites. Tuber is cooked and made into a syrup or preserve which is very wholesome.
Parts Used:
Root
Taste:
Bitterness
Action:
Stomachic, expectorant, stimulant, diaphoretic
