Cheilocostus SPECIOSUS (J.Koenig) C.D.Specht
| Synonym : | Amomum arboreum Lour. Costus angustifolius Ker Gawl. Costus speciosus (J.Koenig) SM. Planera speciosa (J.Koenig) Giseke Tsiana speciosa (J.Koenig) J.F.Gmel. |
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| Bangla Name : | Keu, Tara, Kemak, Keumol (Rema-Kalenga). ,Premdaba, Prayan Chondu (Marma), Pekhum (Tipra), Pino Tiyen Tone (Bawm), Oal Sup (Murang), Madagong Lak, Moth gangath (Garo). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Costaceae |
| Disease : | Astringent, stimulant, aphrodisiac, fever, cough, dyspepsia, worm, skin disease, menstrual disorder, urinary inflammations, dysentery, earache and skin diseases. |
| Description : | An erect rhizomatous herb, with long stout, leafy stem, 1.2-2.7 m high. Leaves 15-30 cm long, subsessile, spirally arranged, oblong or oblanceolate-oblong, silky pubescent beneath. Flowers white in very dense, terminal red spike, 5-12.5 x 3.8-7.5 cm. Capsules globosely 3-gonous. |
| Distribution : | All over Bangladesh in forests, village thickets and fallow lands. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Rhizomes contain saponins (saponin A, B, C), diosgenin and tigogenin, ?-sitosterol glucoside, essential oil and Bis-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. Diosgenin and tigogenin are also present in the stem and root. Roots contain aliphatic hydroxyketone and 5- ?-sti |
| Uses : | Rhizome is astringent, stimulant and aphrodisiac, useful in catarrhal fevers, coughs, dyspepsia, worms, and skin diseases. Rhizome is used for menstrual disorder and urinary inflammations, paste is taken internally when urine contains blood. Chutney made |
| Habit : | Herb |