Saussurea costus (root)

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Latest revision as of 15:35, 26 May 2015

AHPA recognizes other valuable resources exist regarding the identity of Saussurea costus.

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Contents

Nomenclature

Saussurea costus (Falc.) Lipsch.   Asteraceae  
Syn. Aucklandia costus Falc.; Aucklandia lappa Decne.; Saussurea lappa (Decne.) C.B. Clarke  
Standardized common name (English): costus  
Ayurvedic name(s): kushtha  
Pinyin name(s): yun mu xiang; mu xiang (root)

Botanical Voucher Specimen

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Saussurea costus Kew barcode=K000372736 369588.jpg
Source: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[1]

Saussurea costus Kew barcode=K000372737 369589.jpg
Source: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[2]

Organoleptic Characteristics

Macroscopic Characteristics

Microscopic Characteristics

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Supplementary Information

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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 [3]

Sources

  1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000372736
  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000372737
  3. AHPA Known Adulterants http://www.ahpa.org/
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