Colocasia esculenta - Aaluki, Green Taro

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Aaluki, Keshavanagadde, Taro

Aaluki or Taro commonly refers to the plant Colocasia esculenta, the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the Araceae family which are used as vegetables for their corm, leaves, and petioles. Thus, this article describes the "dasheen" form of taro; another variety of taro is known as eddoe or Colocasia antiquorum. Other species of taro include giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos), swamp taro (Cyrtosperma merkusii), and arrowleaf elephant's ear (Xanthosoma sagittifolium).

Uses

ear ache , otorrhoea, internal hemorrhages, inflamed glands, buboes, asthma, piles, Diarrhea

Parts Used

Leaves, Stems.

Chemical Composition

The bioactive constituents and antioxidant activities of raw, fried and decoctions of cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta) tubers were investigated. The raw form contained considerable amounts of proximates, phytochemicals, minerals, vitamins, amylose, amylopectin and antioxidants (determined from carotenoid, reducing power and 2,2 diphenyl-1-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assays)

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Kesavedantu, Keshavanagadde
Hindi	Arvi, Ashukachu
Malayalam	Chempu, Chempakizhanna
Tamil	Sempu, shamakkilangu
Telugu	Chamadumpa, Chamagadda
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Taro, cocoyam, Green taro

Habit

Evergreen Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Non-Palm Foliage (Cordate)	Foliar Venation is Pinnate / Net and Foliar Margin is Entire - Wavy / Undulate

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	4-10cm long	Yellow / Golden	5-10	Flower Grouping is Cluster / Inflorescence and Inflorescence Type is Spathe & Spadix

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
	7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome	clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown	With hooked hairs		{{{6}}}

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

• Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Taro is a plant of the moist to humid tropics, where it can be grown at elevations up to 2,700 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 21 - 28°c, but can tolerate 10 - 35°c

Commonly seen growing in areas

Trophical areas, Humid region.

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