| Botanical Name |
Saussurea costus |
| Common Name |
Kuth |
| Family |
Asteraceae |
| Part-Used |
Tuberous Root |
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Description:
It is found in Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu & Kashmir , Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
Active Compounds:
Curcumene
Medicinal Properties:
The roots are bitter, acrid, sweet, thermogenic, aromatic, deodorant, aphrodisiac, anodyne, carminative, digestive, stimulant, and tonic.
Uses:
This is very useful in chronic and foul ulcers, leprosy, leucoderma, pruritis, amenorrhoea etc. 
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