English
Albanian
Arabic
Armenian
Azerbaijani
Belarusian
Bengali
Bosnian
Catalan
Czech
Danish
Deutsch
Dutch
English
Estonian
Finnish
Français
Greek
Haitian Creole
Hebrew
Hindi
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indonesian
Irish
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Latvian
Lithuanian
Macedonian
Mongolian
Norwegian
Persian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Slovak
Slovenian
Spanish
Swahili
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese
Български
中文(简体)
中文(繁體)
costus pictus/edema
The link is saved to the clipboard
8 results
Anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties of the rhizome of costus speciosus (koen.) sm.
Only registered users can translate articles
Log In/Sign up
Rhizome of Costus speciosus has been traditionally used for treating inflammatory and painful conditions. The objective of the present study was to provide a scientific basis for the traditional use. The ethanolic extract of the rhizome of Costus speciosus possesses anti-inflammatory and antipyretic
Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of Costus afer Ker Gawl. hexane leaf fraction in arthritic rat models.
Only registered users can translate articles
Log In/Sign up
BACKGROUND
Costus afer Ker Gawl is an indigenous tropical African medicinal plant used as therapy in the treatment of inflammatory ailments such as rheumatoid arthritis. This study was designed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of the hexane fraction of C. afer leaves
Anti-inflammatory potential of β-amyrin, a triterpenoid isolated from Costus igneus.
Only registered users can translate articles
Log In/Sign up
Costus igneus, common name Fiery Costus or Spiral Flag, is a species of herbaceous plant in the Costaceae family. It is cultivated in India for its use in traditional medicine especially for diabetes. The present study was carried out to determine the mechanism of anti-inflammatory action of
Evaluation of anti-arthritic potential of the methanolic extract of the aerial parts of Costus speciosus.
Only registered users can translate articles
Log In/Sign up
OBJECTIVE
Costus speciosus Koen. (Keu, Crape ginger), an ornamental plant, widely distributed in India is traditionally used as astringent, aphrodisiac, purgative, anthelmintic, depurative, febrifuge and expectorant. The plant is also used in rheumatism, dropsy, urinary diseases and jaundice. The
Antimicrobial activity of sesquiterpene lactones isolated from traditional medicinal plant, Costus speciosus (Koen ex.Retz.) Sm.
Only registered users can translate articles
Log In/Sign up
BACKGROUND
Costus speciosus (Koen ex.Retz.) Sm (Costaceae) is an Indian ornamental plant which has long been used medicinally in traditional systems of medicine. The plant has been found to possess diverse pharmacological activities. Rhizomes are used to treat pneumonia, rheumatism, dropsy, urinary
Pharmacological activity of Costus spicatus in experimental Bothrops atrox envenomation.
Only registered users can translate articles
Log In/Sign up
BACKGROUND
Medicinal plants encompass a rich source of active compounds that can neutralize snake venoms or toxins. Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw. (Costaceae) is used by the Amazonian population to treat inflammation, pain and other pathological manifestations.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the influence of C.
Topical treatments of Saussurea costus root and Thuja orientalis L. synergistically alleviate atopic dermatitis-like skin lesions by inhibiting protease-activated receptor-2 and NF-κB signaling in HaCaT cells and Nc/Nga mice.
Only registered users can translate articles
Log In/Sign up
BACKGROUND
The root of Saussurea costus (Aucklandia lappa Decne, Aucklandiae Radix, SC) and Thuja orientalis L. (TOL) have been traditionally used as anti-inflammatory agents in Korea. However, they have not been studied for the efficacy of atopic dermatitis (AD) treatment, a chronic inflammatory
Karen and Lawa medicinal plant use: uniformity or ethnic divergence?
Only registered users can translate articles
Log In/Sign up
BACKGROUND
We here tease apart the ethnopharmacological knowledge of plants in two Thai villages to determine to which degree the uses are particular to individual ethnic groups and to which degree they are part of a generalized and uniform set of widespread medicinal plants used over a large
The most complete medicinal herbs database backed by science
- Works in 55 languages
- Herbal cures backed by science
- Herbs recognition by image
- Interactive GPS map - tag herbs on location (coming soon)
- Read scientific publications related to your search
- Search medicinal herbs by their effects
- Organize your interests and stay up do date with the news research, clinical trials and patents
Type a symptom or a disease and read about herbs that might help, type a herb and see diseases and symptoms it is used against.
*All information is based on published scientific research
