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Botanical Name :
Saussurea lappa
Sanskrit Name :
Kushtha
English Name :
Costus
Family : Asteraceae
Part used:
Roots
Description of
Saussurea lappa:
They are
perennial
herbaceous plants, ranging in
height from dwarf alpine species 5-10 cm tall, to tall
thistle-like plants up to 3 m
tall. The
leaves are produced in a dense
basal rosette, and then spirally up the flowering stem. The
flowers form in a dense head of
small
capitula, often completely
surrounded in dense white to purple woolly hairs; the individual
florets are also white to purple. The wool is densest in the
high altitude species, and aid in thermoregulation of the
flowers, minimising frost damage at night, and also preventing
ultraviolet light damage from
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Medicinal Uses :
The roots are bitter, acrid, sweet, thermogenic, aromatic,
deodorant, aphrodisiac, anodyne, carminative, digestive,
stomachic, diaphoretic, stimulant, alternate, depurative,
galatagogue, diuretic, disinfectant, antibacterial,
antispasmodic, expectorant, febrifuge, skin stimulant and tonic.
Roots are useful in chronic and foul ulcers, cough, asthma,
bronchitis, flatulence, cholera, leprosy, leucoderma, jaundice,
liver problems, skin diseases, ringworm, diarrhea, dysentery,
fever, hiccough, hysteria, cardiac disorder, gout, and general
debility.
Aromatic roots are also used in obtaining essential oil, which
is used in perfumeries, incenses, and in hair tonic. Oil from
the root is very beneficial in the treatment of rheumatism. It
is used in the treatment of swelling and fullness of the
stomach.
Specification:
Standardized to customer Specification
Herbal Extract packing:
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