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Costus

Name: Costus - Sausurrea costus - Perfumetherapy
Brand: "@type": "Brand","name": "La Via del Profumo"
SKU: 8348
Price: 94.00 EUR
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€ 94.00

Sausurrea costus

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Description

A large, erect, perennial plant up to 2m (6ft) high with a thick tapering root and numerous almost black flowers.

Plant Parts Used: Roots

Ethnomedicinal Practice: The root has been used for millennia in India and China for digestive complaints, respiratory conditions, as a stimulant and for infection including typhoid and cholera. It is also used as an incense.

Oil Extraction Process: The dried roots are macerated in warm water, then subjected to steam distillation followed by solvent extraction of the distilled water. (A concrete and absolute are also produced in small quantities.)

Characteristics: A pale yellow or brownish viscous liquid of soft, woody-musty, extremely tenacious odour.

Actions and Uses: Antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, bactericidal, carminative, digestive, expectorant, febrifuge, hypotensive stimulant, stomachic, tonic.

Fixative and fragrance component in cosmetics and perfumes.

It blends well with Patchouli, Opopo nax, Ylang-ylang, oriental and floral fragrances.