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Saussurea Lappa
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Local name: Koont / kuth
- Botanical name: Saussurea Lappa
- 2100m - 3200m
- Roots used externally to treat skin diseases, to alleviate headaches,
toothache and rheumatic joints. Internally, roots used in loss of appetite,
indigestion, diarrhoea and abdominal pain. Blood purifier, heart stimulant
and remedy for gout & arthritis. Also used to treat coughs, as a uterine
stimulant and as an aphrodisiac.
- CITES listed; appendix I
- Local market price (kullu, nov 2003): 55 Rs. kg