Plant Costus speciosus (Costaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Crepe Ginger, Wild Ginger, Cane Reed

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
14-OXO-HEPTACOSANOIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
14-OXO-TRICHOSANOIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
15-OXO-OCTACOSANOIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
5-ALPHA-STIGMAST-9(11)-EN-3-BETA-OL	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL-GLUCOSIDE	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CORTICOSIDE-I	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
CORTICOSIDE-J	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
CURCUMIN	135	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMINOIDS	9	Rhizome	not available	30000.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
DIOSGENIN	7	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DISOCIN	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GRACILLIN	1	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE	3	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
STARCH	5	Rhizome	not available	333333.0	-0.64	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
STEROID SAPONINS	0	Rhizome	10000.0	40000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TETRADECYL-11-METHYLTRIDECANOATE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
TETRADECYL-13-METHYLPENTADECANOATE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
TIGOGENIN	1	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TRIACONTANOIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.

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List of plant activities.
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Activity Sort descending	Chemical Count	Reference
12-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	1 (View Chemicals list for 12-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1 (View Chemicals list for 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
5-HETE-Inhibitor	1 (View Chemicals list for 5-HETE-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	1 (View Chemicals list for 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
8-HETE-Inhibitor	1 (View Chemicals list for 8-HETE-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent	1 (View Chemicals list for Absorbent)	Martindale's 29th
Androgenic	1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic)	Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic	1 (View Chemicals list for Angiogenic)	Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic	1 (View Chemicals list for Anorexic)	Martindale's 28th
Antiadenomacarcinogenic	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiadenomacarcinogenic)	Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiadenomic)	Merck 11th Edition
Antiaflatoxin	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiaflatoxin)	Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiaggregant)	Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran	1 (View Chemicals list for Antialzheimeran)	Duke, 1992 *
Antiamyloid-Beta	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiamyloid-Beta)	Duke, 1992 *
Antiandrogenic	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiandrogenic)	Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiangiogenic	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiangiogenic)	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarachidonate	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiarachidonate)	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiarthritic)	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiasthmatic	1 (View Chemicals list for Antiasthmatic)	Duke, 1992 *