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autumn blossom branch catechins constituents consumed contest costus crude diosgenin effect effects extratct flavones flavonols flower food garden gotukola herb hypoglycemic important isoflavones lankan leaf leaves like mallum medicinal nature occurred petal phenolic plant presence proanthocyanidins produce reduce root sambol shrub source speciosusOrganic Herb THEBU In Sri Lanka Stock Photo
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Organic Herb THEBU in Sri Lanka #251164686
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Thebu leaves Thebu (Costus speciosus) leaves are consumed as mallum, sambol in Sri Lankan contest. It has similar taste like gotukola. Costus speciosus is an important source of diosgenin. The alkaloids of this plant have anticholinesterase acivity both In vivo and in vitro. It shown significant hypoglycemic effects. The root crude extratct also have the hypoglycemic effect. Other than that, it can reduce the total serim cholesterol level, triglycerides and LDL cholesterol level (J. Eliza et al., 2009). Due to the presence of phenolic acids, flavones, flavonols, isoflavones, anthocyanins, proanthocyanidins, catechins and xanthones like chemical constituents, thses medicinal properties of the plant was occurred. And also, this plant shows, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antistress, estrogenic activity, antipyretic, antidiuretic and larvicidal activity. It has antifertility, anabolic properties.
