Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Scarlet spiral-flag

Plant

English

Scarlet spiral-flag

Latin

Costus spiralis (Jacq.) Roscoe

Plantparts

Entire plant, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Albuminuria, Anti-arteriosclerotic, Anti-atherosclerotic, Anti-catarrhal, Anti-diabetic, Antidiabetic activity, Anti-edemic, Antifebrile, Anti-gonorrhea, Anti-Lithic, Anti-pyretic, Anti-Rheumatic, Antisyphilitic, Arteriosclerosis, Arteriosclerotic vascular disease, arthritis, Asthenia of kidney, Atherosclerosis, Bite, Bladder infection, Bladder infections, Bladder inflammation, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, Cardiac insufficiency, catarrh, Catarrhal inflammation, clap, Cleanses the blood, concretion, cystitis, Cystitis acuta, depurant, Depurative, Diabetes, diabetes mellitus, Diaphoretic, disorder of the kidneys, Diuretic, Dropsy, Dysuria, edema, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, Fever, feverish condition, Fevers, fluid accumulation, formation of calculus, gonorrhea, gonorrhoea, Hardening of the arteries, hardning of the arteries, Herbal tonic, hidrotic, Hydropsy, Induce sweating, inflammation of kidneys, inflammation of mucous membrane, inflammation of the bladder, inflammation of the kidney, Insect bite, insect bites, Insect bites and stings, Kidney Ailments, kidney complaints, kidney disease, kidney diseases, kidney disorders, Kidney infection, kidney infections, Kidney inflammation, Kidney inflammations, kidney problem, kidney problems, Kidney tonic, Kidney treatment, kidney trouble, lithiasis, Meteorism, nephritis, Nephropathy, oedema, Painful urination, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, Pyrexia, reduce fevers, relieves fevers, Renal disease, Renal disorders, renal problems, renal pyelitis, Rheumatic disorder, Rheumatism, stings, sudorific, sugar diabetis, sweat-inducing, Syphilis, to cleanse the blood, Tonic, Urinary bladder inflammation

Women's diseases

Emmenagogue, Leucorrhea, Leucorrhoea, Leukorrhea, stimulates menstruation

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil, Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 inulin, oxalic acid, tannin

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn7710

Copyright Erik Gotfredsen