KHONGBAL TAKHELEI

KHONGBAL TAKHELEI:
Botanical Name:Costus speciosus.
place- Common in rural areas of Manipur.
Parts Used:
1: Rhizome (ura manba ma_oo)
@Medicinal information
*Disease Name: Fever; Jaundice
*Uses: Decoction of rhizome(futlaga machi laothokpa) is used to cure urinary troubles and dissolve stones.
Pounded rhizome(makup makup tana sugairaba) and black pepper are boiled in water and extract is taken orally to treat any kind of body pain.
2: Root
@Medicinal information
*Disease Name: Bronchitis,fever,dyspepsia(chaba tumdaba),inflammations,anaemia,rheumatism.
*Uses: It is also used as tonic. It has anthelmintic(thibong thirilda leiba til hatnaba hidak), depurative(to make free from impurities) and aphrodisiac(arousing sexual desire) properties.
Root is also used in skin diseases. and snake bites.