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Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Costus speciosus |
| Family name: |
COSTACEAE
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| English name: |
Canereed
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| Sinhala name: |
Thebu (තෙබු)
Koltan (කොල්ටන් )
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| Tamil name: |
Ven Kottam
Vasabu
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| Sanskrit name: |
Kebuka
Kembuka
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Rhizomatous herbs. Stems branched or unbranched, stout, up to 1 m tall, leafy. Leaves spirally arranged; sheaths tubular, reddish, hisuate; shortly petiolate, to 20 x 10 cm, upper surface patterned with bands of light and dark green; ligule 1 mm. Bracts reddish-green, up to 4 x 4 cm; bracteoles reddish; corolla white; labellum yellow, up to 6 x 5 cm. Capsule ellipsoid, glabrous.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Leaves
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| Treatment for: |
Catarrhal fever
Coughs
Dyspepsia
Worms
Skin diseases
Dysentery
Syphilis
Eye ailments
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Roots
Rhizome
Leaves
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Depurative
Aphrodisiac
Purgative
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