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With the emerging worldwide interests in adopting and studying traditional systems and exploiting their potential based on different health care systems, the evaluation of the rich heritage of traditional medicine is essential. From the innumerable plants being researched since time immemorial, Costus speciosus is an important one. The present book was aimed at pharmacognostical, preliminary phytochemical and pharmacological evaluations of the aerial parts of Costus speciosus Koen.