Ethnobotany and Pharmacognosy of Qust/ Kut (Saussurea lappa, C. B. Clarke) with Special Reference of Unani Medicine

Saussurea lappa, CB Clarke is the root of a perennial herb commonly grew in cold and humid areas such as North Asia- Kashmir, neighboring Himalaya regions, Garhwal etc. It has been used in the treatment of various disease ailments and conditions in Unani medicine with the name of ‘Qust/ Kut’. In Unani medicine, qust had been used as a drug of choice in diseases such as bronchial asthma (spasmolytic), liver diseases (as liver tonic,...