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

 Costus speciosa (Costaceae)

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Anasarca India(Santal) *
Asthma India(Santal) *
Bite(Dog) India(Santal) *
Bite(Snake) India(Santal) *
Bronchitis India(Santal) *
Cholera India(Santal) *
Dropsy India(Santal) *
Fever India(Santal) *
Gravel India(Santal) *
Phthisis India(Santal) *
Puerperium India(Santal) *
Rabies India(Santal) *
*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.