Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Costus speciosus
Scientific Name and Description
Costus speciosus (KOEN. EX RETZ.) SM.
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | kebu, keu, keyu, kust, mahalakri |
| Kannada | aarathi kundige, benne kundige, cangalakoshta, changal kostha, changala koshta, changalakoshta, chikey, chikke, cikke, korikattu, korikottu, korikuttu, kundige gida, neeraja, niraja, padmapatra, pushkaramoola, pushkaramula, pushkarmoola, vyaadi |
| Malayalam | anakkuva, anappu, canna, cannakkilannu, cannakkuva, cannakkuvva, channa, channak-koova, channakkuva, channakuva, kottam, marujanna, maruncanna, marunchanna, nariccanna, narikarambu, narikkurampu, narumcanna, naruncana, narunchana, onapoovu, patimukam, pushkaramulam, tjanakua, tsjana-kua, tsjanakua |
| Marathi | naagaali, penva, pinnaga, pinnga, pushkarmoola, pushkarmula |
| Sanskrit | a, bramhatirtha, canda, kashmeera, kashmira, kasmira, kemuka, kushtha, kushthabheda, padmakarna, padmapatra, padmapatramulira, padmapunya, padmavarnaka, paushkara, pushkara, pushkarajata, pushkaramula, pushkaramulaka, pushkarashifa, sagara, shulaghna, shura, shvasari, subandhu, virapushkaravhaya, vrkisharuha |
| Tamil | cancamancam, catikostam, cetamakam, cikarappati, cikarappatikam, cilatarattinam, cirakapali, cirakapati, cirakapatiakm, ciram, itapavanati, kacumiram, koestam, kostam, kostam , kottam, kottilam, kudavam, kugaimanjal, kukaimancal, kumam, kupam, kuperam, kura, kurampai , kuravam, kuravam , kuravam , kurutupalam, kutavan, kutcim, kutikam, kuttaiyidukki, kuttam, kuttam , kuttamam, kuttapam, kuttarokovakkini, kutti , kuttiyitukki, kuttu, malaivacampu, malaivacapancam, malaivasambu, mukkili, oli , palakam , palkostam, panpakappu , pappayam, pari, paripaviyam, perunkurumpai, pillaikkocam, pulakkaram, pulkkaram, punakkam, putkaram, tattan, tatti, tomapalam, tuttai, ubariyavi, upariyavi#, upariyavi, urpalam, vamananitam, vappiyam, vappuyam, vayinarutatayam, vellaikkostam, vengottam, venkostam, vintiyavacani#, vintiyavacani, vintiyavacini, viranari, viyacitam, viyappirayam, viyappiyam, viyati |
| Telugu | bhangalkoshta, bogachchikadumpalu, bommakaccika, bommakachchika, bommakachhika, bommakachika, cengalvakoshtu, chengalvakoshtu, kaashmeeremu, kashmeeramu, kashmiramu, kasmiramu, kevukinna, kimuka, koshtamu, kushthamu, paaribhavyamu, paribhavayamu, paribhavyamu, pushkaramoolam, pushkaramulam, pushkaramulamu, vana vaasa |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 2 Author - G.L.Shah
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Himachal Pradesh Author - Dr. Narain Singh Chauhan
A Contribution to the Flora of Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh Author - A S Chauhan, K P Singh, D K Singh
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol III Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Maharashrta State (Monocotyledons) Author - Ed B D Sharma, S Karthikeyan, N P Singh
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL III(MONOCOTS) Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)