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Tacca leontopetaloides
Polynesian arrowroot is a perennial plant producing a single, leafy stem around 1 metre tall from a tuberous rootstock. The plant was at one time widely cultivated for its edible root in many areas of the tropics, especially in the Pacific Islands.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Sores, Burns, Earache.[1]
Food
Tacca leontopetaloides can be used in Food. Tubers are repeatedly washed with water to remove bitterness and are then boiled and consumed.[2]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
The chemical compositions of Tacca flour were 0.66 % total of nitrogen, 0.91% lipid, 0.05% ash and 85.7% starch content on dried weight.[3]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | ದೈವಕಂದ Daeva kaanda, ಹಂದಿಗೆಡ್ಡೆ Handigedde |
| Hindi | Bagh-moochh |
| Malayalam | Kattuchena |
| Tamil | Cenai, Kakanam |
| Telugu | Adavi dumpa |
| Marathi | Devakanda |
| Gujarathi | Jogi badshah |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | Devakanda |
| English | African arrowroot, Batflower |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Nutritional components
Tacca leontopetaloides Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-B and C; Phytate, Oxalate; Saponins; Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Sulphur, Zinc[2]
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
A plant of low elevations in the moist tropics, where it is most commonly found near the sea and below elevations of 200 metres[6]. Tacca leontopetaloides is available through July to October[2].
Commonly seen growing in areas
Secondary forest, Thickets, Many open situations, Clearings, Grassland.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.146, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
- ↑ Chemistry
- ↑ Common names
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dysentery
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Sores
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Burns
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Earache
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Marathi
- Herbs with common name in Gujarathi
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Perennial
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Division of rhizomes
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Secondary forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Thickets
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Many open situations
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Clearings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Grassland
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