Action Root—juice is prescribed in gynaecological diseases.
586 Saussurea gossypiphora D. Don.
Saussurea gossypiphora D. Don. Family Compositae, Asteraceae.
Habitat Himalayas from Garhwal to Sikkim at 4,200—5,100 m.
Folk Phen-kamal, Jogi Paashaa, Hiyun Kauni.
Action Plant, root—a decoction is prescribed in gynaecological
diseases.
The plant afforded beta-sitosterol, 3- stigmastanol, stigmast-7-en-3- ol and ergostan-3,24-diol. The aerial parts of the plant collected from Himalayas gave heptacosane, hentriacontane, nonacosane, alpha- and beta-amyrins and their acetates and palmitates, lupeol, its acetate, fructose, glucose and sur cose.
Saussurea heteromalla (D. Don) Raizada & Saxena.
Synonym S. candicans C. B. Clarke. Carduus heteromallus D. Don.
Family Compositae, Asteraceae. Folk Batula, Kaaliziri (Punjab).
Action Leaves—antiseptic; applied to wounds. Seeds— carminative. The plant exhibits CNS depressant and hypothermic properties.
Saussurea hieracioides Hook. f (Sikkim Himalayas at 3,600—4,200 m) gave a sesquilignan, saussol; scopoletin, luteolin-7-O-beta-D-glucoside and syringin were isolated from the aerial parts.
Saussurea hypoleuca spreng.
Synonym S. auriculata (DC.) Sch.-Bip.
Aplotaxis auriculata DC.
Family Compositae; Asteraceae. Habitat The Himalayas from
Kashmir to Sikkim.
Ayurvedic Kushtha (pseudo). Folk Uplet (Maharashtra).
Action Leaves—used in the treatment of syphilis.
The root of the plant is found mixed with the root of Kushtha of Indian medicine.
Saussurea lappa
(Decne) Sch.-Bip.
Synonym S. costus (Falc.) Lipsch. Family Compositae; Asteraceae. Habitat Kashmir, Himachal
Pradesh and Garhwal at 2500— 3,000 m; cultivated in Kashmir and neighbouring regions.
English Kuth, Costus.
Ayurvedic Kushtha, Kusht, Vaapya, Kaashmira, Gada, Rug, Ruk, Aamaya, Paalaka. (Substitute:
Pushkara Muula, Inula racemosa.)
