In this study the anticancer activity of the plant Costus igneus is evaluated for the foremost time in India, it is full-fledged in gardens, especially in Kerala, where the fresh leaves are eaten raw by diabetic people. Medicinal plants have been used as a source of medicine and in widespread use of herbal remedies and healthcare preparations. Our literature study recommended that the methanol ...

The present work reveals the preliminary phytochemical screening and the study of antimicrobial activities of Costus speciosus (Koen) and Sea Qust. These are medicinal plants of considerable importance. Carbohydrates, Tannins, Steroids, Anthocyanates and Proteins were detected in both plants. Alkaloids, saponines, Anthraquinones were present in Costus speciosus but where absent in Sea Qust. The...

Antibacterial activity of Costus igneus was conducted. The plant C. igneus was well known for its anti-diabetic property. Traditionally the plant was used to treat fever, rash, asthma and intestinal worms. Two growth regulator IAA (Indole 3-acetic acid) and IBA (Indole butyric acid) in combinations were applied to MS medium for direct root induction. MS medium supplemented with 0.5mg/ml IBA, in...

The study was designed to investigate the antiulcer activ ity of ethyl acetate extract of the Saussurea lappa root using different models of gastric and duodenal ulceration in rats. Gastric ulcers were induced by oral administration of ethanol, aspirin and by pyloric ligation and duodenal ulcers were induced by oral admin istration of cysteamine H Cl. The extract was admin istered at a dose of ...

INTRODUCTION The nephroprotective effect of the aqueous extract of Costus afer leaves was evaluated in male albino Wistar rats with gentamicin-induced kidney injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a 2-phase study, 30 weight-matched male Albino Wistar rats were divided into 6 groups of 5 animals to receive gentamicin, 90 mg/kg/d (except for the control group) for 7 days in the first phase to induce ...

In the present study, methanol extracts of Costus speciosus Koen. aerial parts were assessed for antiinflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activities in experimental animals. The antiinflammatory activity of methanol extract of Costus speciosus (400 and 800 mg/kg, p.o.) was evaluated using carrageenan-induced paw oedema test. Analgesic effect was evaluated using acetic acid-induced writhing a...

Species can arise via the divisive effects of allopatry as well as due to ecological and/or reproductive character displacement within sympatric populations. Two separate lineages of Costaceae are native to the Neotropics; an early-diverging clade endemic to South America (consisting of ca. 16 species in the genera Monocostus, Dimerocostus and Chamaecostus); and the Neotropical Costus clade (ca...

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder of glucose metabolism which correlates with postprandial hyperglycemia and oxidative stress. Control of blood glucose level is imperative in the management of diabetes. The present study tested the hypothesis that Costus afer, an antihyperglycemic medicinal plant, possesses inhibitory activity against carbohydrate hydrolyzing enzymes. Hexane, ethyl acet...