Saussurea Costus Root (Qist al-Hindi)

Saussurea Costus or Qist al-Hindi is a herbal plant that grows in the high valleys of Kashmir and the Himalayas. It has a large number of names in other languages, including "kuṣṭha" in Sanskrit; "kust" or "qust" in Arabic and Persian; "kut", "kur" and "pachak" in Hindi and Bengali, "kostum", "gostham" and "potchuk" in Tamil; "upaleta" and "kur" in Gujarati; "kot" or "kust" in Punjabi; "changala" in Telugu; "sepuddy" in Malayalam; "kostha" in Kannada; "kuth" or "postkhai" in Kashmiri; and "kosht" (קשט) in Hebrew; "koto" in Swahili.

Costus is a classified as a perennial, with a typical growth of 1–2 m (3.3–6.6 ft) tall by 1 m (3.3 ft) wide. It has long lyrate leaves and heads of purple florets. The leaves take the shape of being auricled at base, with jagged, toothed patterns running down the sides of the leaves and are an average of 0.50–1.25 m (1.6–4.1 ft) long. The roots of the plant are stout and can travel up to 40 cm (16 in) in length. Costus root has bitter smell in a yellow or light brown color.

TRADITIONAL USES OF COSTUS:
- In flu
- In case of throat and respiratory tract
- In infertility and genital function inflammation
- In harmonic disorders
- In Infection
- In nervous disorders
- In obese
- In inflammation of the prostate and kidneys
- In type 2 diabetes
- In skin (pimples, boils)
- In burns
- For the elevation of potency.
- To strengthen the immune system.
- To restore and cleanse the body and healthy lifestyle, etc.

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