Description
COSTUS SPECIOSUS
Costus Speciosus has many medicinal uses. Rhizomes are used to treat boils, constipation, diarrhea, headache, giddiness, leprosy, skin diseases, fever, bronchial complaints and ear-ache, among others. According to Kama Sutra, it is also a cosmetic ingredient to be applied on the eyelashes to increase sexual attraction.
Costus is an herb. The root and oil from the root are used to make medicine. Costus root is used for treating worm (nematode) infections. Costus oil is used for asthma, cough, gas, and severe intestinal diseases such as dysentery and cholera.
USES
- Worm (nematode) infections. Some research shows that, in children, costus root reduces the number of worm eggs in the feces about as effectively as treatment with a standard medication called pyrantel pamoate. Egg reduction is a measure of the effectiveness of the treatment.
- Digestive problems.
- Gas.
- Asthma.
- Cough.
- Dysentery.
- Cholera.
