Saussurea costus (root)
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Revision as of 19:11, 27 February 2012
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Introduction
Introduction from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saussurea_costus, retrieved 02/27/2012).
Saussurea costus is a plant in the family Asteraceae. Its root was known as costus to the ancient world. The root is also known as putchock, puchuk, koshet (Hebrew: קשט), Kuth, Kut, Koot or Kushta (Ayurveda).
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Macroscopic Entries
Microscopic Entries
HPTLC Entries
Other Points of Interest
Costus (root) (Saussurea costus, syn Saussurea lappa)
General Characteristics AHPA recommends in its Known Adulterants list that appropriate steps be taken to assure that this raw material is free of the noted adulterant. Contact AHPA for additional information regarding relevant analytical methods or follow this link for more information.
For a complete list of species that FDA has identified as potentially adulterated with Aristolochia spp. visit the FDA website.
Reported Adulterants Aristolochia debilis root (qing mu xiang).
Source: AHPA Known Adulterants [1]
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