Saussurea costus (root)
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Revision as of 02:34, 16 March 2014
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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
Organoleptic Characteristics
Macroscopic Characteristics
Microscopic Characteristics
High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification
Supplementary Information
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]
Sources
- ↑ AHPA Known Adulterants http://www.ahpa.org/
