Mark Tierno's Medicinal Herbs Database

    Costus
Botanical Name   Costus speciosus
System Affected   steroidal compounds
Properties   Source of the starting material for manufacture of many steroidal compounds, including prednisone, testosterone, oral contraceptives, and many others.
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Notes   very rare, hard to germinate
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