Ethnobotanical Plant Costus speciosus

Common Name

Galoba oetan, Tawar, Tabar-tabar, Tawar-tawar, Costus, Setengteng, Setawar, Teng

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Sort descending	Country/Region	Reference
Alopecia	Java	Duke, 1992 *
Carcinoma(Mouth)	Europe	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cough	Malaya	Duke, 1992 *
Depurative	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Dysentery	Java	Duke, 1992 *
Fever	Malaya	Duke, 1992 *
Leprosy	Malaya	Duke, 1992 *
Ophthalmia	Java	Duke, 1992 *
Purgative	Malaya	Duke, 1992 *
Purgative	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Smallpox	Malaya	Duke, 1992 *
Syphilis	Java	Duke, 1992 *
Tonic	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *