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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Costus speciosus (Costaceae)

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Common name(s)
Galoba oetan; Tawar; Tabar-tabar; Tawar-tawar; Costus; Setengteng; Setawar; Teng

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Alopecia Java *
Carcinoma(Mouth) Europe Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cough Malaya *
Depurative Elsewhere *
Dysentery Java *
Fever Malaya *
Leprosy Malaya *
Ophthalmia Java *
Purgative Elsewhere *
Purgative Malaya *
Smallpox Malaya *
Syphilis Java *
Tonic Elsewhere *
Vermifuge Elsewhere *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.