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Saussurea costus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cynareae
Genus: Saussurea
Species: S. costus
Binomial name
Saussurea costus
(Falc.) Lipsch.[1]

Saussurea costus is a plant in the family Asteraceae.

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Medicinal uses

It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name (simplified Chinese: 云木香; pinyin: yún mù xiāng).

See also

  • Chinese herbology 50 fundamental herbs Costus rhizome is used for curing woolen cloth in hill area of Uttarakhand

References

  1. ^ "Saussurea costus information from NPGS/GRIN". http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?319257. Retrieved 2008-02-12.  

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Wikispecies

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Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG II (down to family level)

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiospermae
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Euasterids II
Ordo: Asterales
Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Echinopsidinae
 Genus: Saussurea
Species: Saussurea costus

Name

Saussurea costus (Falc.) Lipsch.

References

  • Botanicheskii Zhurnal. Moscow & Leningrad [St. Petersburg] 49:131. 1964
  • USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Data from 07-Oct-06]. [1]







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