Thebu /Costus speciosus

 

















Botanical name:- -Costus speciosus 
Family:- Costaceae

English name:-Canereed
Sinhala name:-Thebu
Tamil name:-Kottam / Kudavam
Sanskrit name: -Chanda / Kustha / Kemuka

Grows in:-Sri Lanka,India, Indonesia.,Cook island,Fiji,Hawaii.
China 
Edibal parts:-lEAVES
Status:-Native

Ayurvedic Usage:-
Treatment for:- Eye Ailments,Catarrhal fever,Skin diseases,Cough,Dysentery ,Syphilis,Worms.

Parts used to make medicine:-Rhizome,Leaves.

propagation:-Stem cuttings

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