Plant |
English |
Spiked spirlaflag ginger, Cimarron, Indian head ginger, Spiked spiralflag |
Latin |
Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw., Costus cylindricus Jacq., Costus spicatus Sw. |
Plantparts | Entire plant, foliage, Fruits, Roots, Stalk, Stem (inner bark), Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Abdominal bloating, Abdominal pain, Abdominal swelling, Adstringent, Angina, Antianginal, Anti-diabetic, Antidiabetic activity, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-edemic, Antifebrile, Anti-gonorrhea, Antihaemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhagic, antiinfective, Antiinflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, Anti-Lithic, Antimicrobial, anti-microbial action, Antimicrobial Agent, Anti-pyretic, Antisyphilitic, Antiulcer, Assist healing of wounds, Asthenia of kidney, Astrigent, Astringent, Bellyache, Bellypain, Bladder infection, Bladder infections, Bladder inflammation, Bleeding, Bloating, Blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, catarrh of the bladder, Childern's diarrhea, clap, Cleanses the blood, Communicable disease, concretion, cystitis, Cystitis acuta, depurant, Depurative, Diabetes, diabetes mellitus, diaorrhea, Diaphoretic, Diarrhea, Diarrhea In children, diarrhoea, diarrhoea in children, Digestive ulcers, disorder of the kidneys, diuretic, dropsy, edema, emollient, Emollients, Febrifugal, febrifuge, fluid accumulation, formation of calculus, Gastralgia, Gastric ulcer, General infection, General inflammation, General inflammations, Gonorrhea, Gonorrhoea, gravel, haemorrhage, Haemorrhagic conditions, Haemorrhaging, healing, healing cuts, Healing wounds, heal wounds, hemorrhage, Hemorrhaging, Herbal tonic, hernia, Hernias, hidrotic, Hydropsy, Induce sweating, infantile diarrhea, Infected sore throats, Infection, infection in general, Infections, infections in general, Infectious disease, Infectious diseases, inflammation, inflammation in general, inflammation of kidneys, inflammation of the bladder, inflammation of the kidney, inflammation of the throat, Inflammation of the urethra, inflammations, Inflammations in general, Kidney Ailments, kidney complaints, kidney disease, Kidney diseases, kidney disorders, kidney gravel, Kidney infection, kidney infections, Kidney inflammation, Kidney inflammations, kidney problem, kidney problems, kidney sand, Kidney tonic, Kidney treatment, kidney trouble, lithiasis, Moisturizers, nephritis, Nephropathy, oedema, promotes healing of wounds, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, quinsy, reduce fevers, reduces swellings, relieves fevers, Renal Calculi, renal calculus, Renal disease, Renal disorders, renal problems, renal pyelitis, rheumatic pain, rheumatic pains, rupture, Smallpox, Sore throat, stomach ache, Stomach aches, Stomach pain, stomach pains, Stomach ulcers, sudorific, sugar diabetis, sweat-inducing, Swellings, Syphilis, throat infection, throat infections, throat inflammation, Throat pain, to cleanse the blood, Tonic, Tonsillitis, Transmissible disease, Ulcer, Ulcerous sores, ulcers, Urethritis, Urinary bladder inflammation, Varíola, Vulnerary, Wound healing, Wound repair, Wounds healing |
Cancer |
Anti-cancer, Anti-carciogenic, Anti-cariogenic, Cancer, Malignant neoplasm, Malignant tumor |
Women's diseases |
Absence of a menstrual period, Amenorrhea, Amenorrhoea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, Amenorrhœa, Emmenagogue, encourages menstruation, Leucorrhea, Leucorrhoea, Leukorrhea, menstrual complaints, menstrual disorder, menstrual disorders, promote the onset of menstruation, stimulates menstruation, Vaginal infection, Vaginitis, Vulvovaginitis |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Religion, Magic & Witchcraft |
magical or religious use |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical used by Ribeirinhos in the North Araguaia microregion, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) |
Ingredients |
| | Aromaticity, essential oil, magnesium, mucilage, Organic acid, oxalic acid, pectin, resin, sapogenin, saponin, tannin |
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