jrnls.org logo
Submit

BROWSE ALL JOURNALS

SEE ALL 19 JOURNALS
Pharmacognosy ReviewsNOW IN
Article

Costus speciosus: Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Therapeutic Potentials

Ali Hafez El‑Far1, Hazem M. Shaheen2, Abdel Wahab Alsenosy1, Yasser S. El‑Sayed3, Soad K. Al Jaouni4,5, Shaker A. Mousa6

  1. 1Departments of Biochemistry, EGYPT.
  2. 2Pharmacology, EGYPT.
  3. 3Veterinary Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22511, EGYPT.
  4. 4Department of Hematology/ Pediatric Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, SAUDI ARABIA.
  5. 5Yousef Abdulatif Jameel scientific chair of Prophetic Medicine Application, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAUDI ARABIA.
  6. 6Department of Drug Discovery and Drug Development, Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, New York, USA.

CORRESPONDENCE

Ali Hafez El‑FarDepartment of Biochemistry, EGYPT.

ali.elfar@damanhour.edu.eg

Volume 12, Issue 23 · pp. 120–127 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_29_17

View on PR original site ↗

ABSTRACT

Medicinal plants are sources of novel drug discovery targets. Costus speciosus is an important medicinal plant widely used for the treatment of various ailments. The plant has multiple active ingredients and has been found to possess many pharmacological activities such as antioxidant, anticancer, anti‑inflammatory, antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, hepatoprotective, steroidogenic, adaptogenic, and antimicrobial effects. This review gives an account of unique studies on C. speciosus phytochemical, toxicological, and pharmacological studies and traditional uses of C. speciosus based on searching the databases of Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, and Springer Link. The previous studies stated the pharmacological potentials of C. speciosus, but it is still needed for more research efforts concerning molecular basis of its biological activities, especially in vivo models and safety assessment of its different extracts.

KEYWORDS

Open in new tab

REFERENCES

As published

Showing references and in-text citations exactly as published.

    Cite this article

    SELECT FORMAT

    El‑Far, A. H., Shaheen, H. M., Alsenosy, A. W., El‑Sayed, Y. S., Jaouni, S. K. A., & Mousa, S. A. (). Costus speciosus: Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Therapeutic Potentials. Pharmacognosy Reviews, 12(23), 120–127. https://doi.org/10.4103/phrev.phrev_29_17