Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.12-05-2020

Crêpe ginger

Plant

English

Crêpe ginger, Canereed, Crape ginger, Elegant costus, Malay ginger, Spiral flag, Wild ginger

Latin

Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta, Cheilocostus speciosus (J.Koenig) C.D.Specht, Costus speciosus (J.Koenig) Sm., Cheilocostus speciosus (J.König) C.D.Specht, Costus speciosus (Koenig) Smith

Plantparts

creeping rootstalks, Roots, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Adstringent, Affections of the liver, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Antihelmintic, aperient, Asthenia of liver, Astrigent, Astringent, Bitter, Bitter Tonic, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, catharic, Cathartic, Cleanses the blood, depurant, Depurative, disease of the liver, disorders of the liver, dispel worms, expel worms, helmint, hepatic disease, Hepatic disorders, hepatic problems, Herbal tonic, Laxative, Liver ailments, liver complaints, liver diseases, Liver disorders, Liverishness, liver problems, male nocturnal emission, movements of the bowel, Pick-me-up, Psychostimulants, Pungent, purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, Seminal emissions, snakebite, Snake bites, Spermatorrhea, Spermatorrhoea, Stimulant, Stimulants, stimulating, to cleanse the blood, Tonic, treatment for worms, Used as a stimulant, Used in the treatment of liver disorders, Used in the treatment of snake bites, Vermicide, vermifugal, Vermifuge, worm, worms

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Phnom Penh area, Cambodia, Phytomedical use in Nepal, Phytomedical use in Vietnam, Used in Bangladesh

Ingredients

 Beta-Sitosterol, Curcumin, Daucosterol, diosgenin, Melissic acid, mucilage, starch, steroidal saponin, Tigogenin, Triacontanol

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn5716

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