Cheilocostus speciosus (J. König) C. Specht
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Leaf and rhizome
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Young leaves prepared as a vegetable is taken for constipation and gastric ulcers
- Dried rhizome powder is taken with ghee after dinner to improve sexual ability of males
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Sesquiterpene lactones: eremanthin, costunolide from plant; higher ketone: triacontanone derivatives, steroid saponin: diosgenin and sitosterol from roots; furostanol saponins: costusoside I and J from seeds
Bioactivity :
Costunolide and hexene extract of plant: antifungal; eremanthin: hypoglycaemic, hypolipidaemic; costunolide and eremanthin: protective against oxidative stress; methanol extract of plant: anti-inflammatory, analgaesic, antipyretic, antiarthritc; aqueous and ethanol extract of rhizome: antinociceptive
Clinical:
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