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Descriptor English: Costus
Descriptor Spanish: Costus
Descriptor Costus
Scope note: Género de plantas de la familia Costaceae ( a veces clasificada como Zingiberaceae), orden Zingiberales, subclase Zingiberidae, clase Liliopsida (monocotiledóneas). Es una fuente de SAPONINAS y glicósidos de furostanol.
Descriptor Portuguese: Costus
Descriptor French: Costus
Entry term(s): Costus spicatus
spicatus, Costus
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.618.937.124
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D029770
Scope note: A plant genus of the family Costaceae (sometimes classified in Zingiberaceae), order Zingiberales, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida (monocotyledons). It is a source of SAPONINS and furostanol glycosides.
Annotation: do not confuse with SAUSSUREA COSTUS see SAUSSUREA
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2002
History Note: 2002
DeCS ID: 35970
Unique ID: D029770
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Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Costus - Preferred
Concept UI M0385282
Scope note A plant genus of the family Costaceae (sometimes classified in Zingiberaceae), order Zingiberales, subclass Zingiberidae, class Liliopsida (monocotyledons). It is a source of SAPONINS and furostanol glycosides.
Preferred term Costus
Costus spicatus - Narrower
Concept UI M0592382
Preferred term Costus spicatus
Entry term(s) spicatus, Costus



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