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Saussurea costus (Falc.)Lipsch.


Botanical Name	:	Saussurea costus (Falc.)Lipsch.
English Name	:	Costus
Synonym(s)	:	Saussurea lappa (Decne.)C.B.Clarke., Aplotaxis lappa Decne., Aucklandia costus Falc.
Family	:	Asteraceae

General Info

Description

Perennial sturdy erect herb.

Herb Effects

Depresses central nervous system (rhizome); anodyne, antibacterial, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, carminative, skin, stimulant, stomachic, tonic and vermifuge (root).

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Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Taraxasterol, beta-amyrin, lupeol, palminates, alpha-amyrin stearate and saussurin (leaf); costic and palmitic acids, dihydrostigmasterol and costunolide (root).

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Taraxasterol

1059-14-9

4,4,6a,6b,8a,12,14b-
heptamethyl-11-methy
lidene-1,2,3,4a,5,6,
6a,7,8,9,1 0,12,12a
,13,14,14a-hexadecah
ydropicen-3-ol

C₃₀H₅₀O

beta-Amyrin

559-70-6

4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,1
4b-octamethyl-1,2,3,
4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,1
2a,14,14a- tetradec
ahydropicen-3-ol

C₃₀H₅₀O

Lupeol

Not Available

C₃₀H₅₀O

alpha-Amyrin stearate

Not Available

(4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,
14b-octamethyl-2,3,4
a,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12
,12a,14,14 a-tetrad
ecahydro-1H-picen-3-
yl) octadecanoate

C₄₈H₈₄O₂

Costic acid

Not Available

2-[(8aS)-2,4a-dimeth
yl-8-methylidene-dec
alin-2-yl]prop-2-eno
ic acid

C₁₆H₂₄O₂

Palmitic acid

66321-94-6

Hexadecanoic acid

C₁₆H₃₂O₂

Costunolide

553-21-9

3,7-dimethyl-11-meth
ylidene-13-oxabicycl
o[8.3.0]trideca-2,6-
dien-12-on e

C₁₅H₂₀O₂

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

In skin diseases, rheumatism and as a fumigant (root oil); cholera, increasing the secretion of gastric juices, asthma, bronchitis, in the treatment of abdominal distension and pain, chest pains due to liver problems and jaundice, gall bladder pain, constipation associated with energy stagnation (root).

Reference

Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.

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