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Taxonomy:                                                                            

                                                                                                 Kingdom  : Plantae

                                                                                                 Division   : Magnoliophyta

                                                                                                 Class        : Liliopsida

                                                                                                  Order       : Zingeberales

                                                                            ,                     Family     : Costaceae

                                                                                                  Genus      : Costus

Chemical Constituents:

Costusosoid-I,Costusosoid-J, two new furostanol saponins from the seed.

Rhizome as source of diosgenin, 26-O-beta-glucosidase .

Part used : Rhizome, Tuber, Bulb

Reference:

             Chemical constituents:

• Purification and characterization of furostanol glycoside 26-O-beta-glucosidase from Costus speciosus rhizomes.

  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8549824

              Anti-hyperglycemic activity:

• Hypoglycemic effects of three plants from eastern Himalayan belt. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez