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Plant Costus speciosus (Costaceae)

Common Names
Crepe Ginger; Wild Ginger; Cane Reed
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name 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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
12-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-HETE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
8-HETE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiadenomacarcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiaflatoxin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiamyloid-Beta 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiandrogenic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarachidonate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiasthmatic 1 Duke, 1992 *