Question

Medical importance of saussurea costus now a days.. give answer in 8 pionts​

Answer 1

ANSWER.= Saussurea costus, commonly known as costus, kuth, or putchuk,[5] is a species of thistle in the genus Saussurea native to India. Rishi Muslim mystics of Kashmir especially ate this plant.Essential oils extracted from the root have been used in traditional medicine and in perfumes since ancient times.[6][7] Saussurea Costus falls within the Kingdom: Plantae, Phylum: Tracheophyta, Class: Magnoliopsida, Order: Asterales, Family: Compositae.[8] The genus Saussurea belongs to Asteraceae which comprises about 300 species in the world (Bremer, 1994) of which 61 species are found in India.[9] Aucklandia, also known as costus or Mu Xiang, is the root of the plant Saussurea costus. The root of the plant is the key part used for medicinal or homeopathic purposes.[10]