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'''Konjac''', also known as '''konjak, konjaku, konnyaku potato, devil's tongue, voodoo lily, snake palm, or elephant yam''' (though this name is also used for A. paeoniifolius), is a plant of the genus Amorphophallus.
 
'''Konjac''', also known as '''konjak, konjaku, konnyaku potato, devil's tongue, voodoo lily, snake palm, or elephant yam''' (though this name is also used for A. paeoniifolius), is a plant of the genus Amorphophallus.
  
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== Description ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|cancer}}, {{Uses|intestinal problems}}, {{Uses|indigestion}}, {{Uses|bowel syndrome}}, {{Uses|cholesterol}}.
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It is native to warm subtropical to tropical eastern Asia, from Japan and China south to Indonesia (USDA hardiness Zone 6-11). It is a perennial plant, growing from a large corm up to 25 cm (10 in) in diameter. The single leaf is up to 1.3 m (4 ft) across, bipinnate, and divided into numerous leaflets. The flowers are produced on a spathe enclosed by a dark purple spadix up to 55 cm (22 in) long.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
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Dimethoxysesamin, erythrinasinate, indole-3-carbaldehyde, (7R,8S)-dihydrodehydrodiconiferyl alcohol 9-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, cis- and trans-N-(p-coumaroyl)serotonin, serotonin, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, and 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Perennial plant}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
  
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The food made from the corm of this plant is widely known in English by its Japanese name, konnyaku (yam cake), being cooked and consumed primarily in Japan. The two basic types of cake are white and black. Noodles are made from konnyaku, known as shirataki.
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
  
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== Uses ==
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Plants can tolerate a minimum temperature of 15°c during the growing season, though the optimum range is 20 - 25°c[<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
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*Konjac is grown in China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and southeast Asia for its large starchy corms, used to create a flour and jelly of the same name. It is also used as a vegan substitute for gelatin.
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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*This polysaccharide makes konjac jelly highly viscous and may be responsible for many of its putative health benefits as used in traditional Chinese medicine, detoxification, tumour-suppression, blood stasis alleviation and phlegm liquefaction.
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{{Commonly seen|moist shady}}, {{Commonly seen|Forest margins}}, {{Commonly seen|western Yunnan}}.
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*Konjac can also be used for facial massage accessories which are currently popular in Korea and gaining popularity in the West. Most commonly this is through the use of a konjac sponge, which is unique in that it can be used on sensitive skin that may become easily irritated with more common exfoliating tools
 
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*Konjac is used for the purpose of losing weight and supplementing dietary.<ref name="uses"/> 
 
  
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== References ==
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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<references>
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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<ref name="uses">[http://www.naturalremedies.org/konjac/ "Konjac"]</ref>
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12162564 "ncbi plants"]</ref>
  
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== External Links ==
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref>
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konjac Konjac-Wikipedia]
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Amorphophallus+konjac "practical palnts"]</ref>
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</references>
  
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.konjacfoods.com/health/index.html]
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* [http://www.cybercolloids.net/information/technical-articles/introduction-konjac-structure]
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* [https://wimastergardener.org/article/voodoo-lily-amorphophallus-konjac/]
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* [http://eol.org/pages/1098904/overview]
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* [http://www.confessionsofaplantgeek.com/2013/02/amorphophallus-konjac-corpse-flower.html]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

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Konjac, Amorphophallus konjac

Konjac, also known as konjak, konjaku, konnyaku potato, devil's tongue, voodoo lily, snake palm, or elephant yam (though this name is also used for A. paeoniifolius), is a plant of the genus Amorphophallus.

Uses

cancer, intestinal problems, indigestion, bowel syndrome, cholesterol.

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

Dimethoxysesamin, erythrinasinate, indole-3-carbaldehyde, (7R,8S)-dihydrodehydrodiconiferyl alcohol 9-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, cis- and trans-N-(p-coumaroyl)serotonin, serotonin, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, and 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


Habit

Perennial plant

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5-20 Flowers Season is June - August

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}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Plants can tolerate a minimum temperature of 15°c during the growing season, though the optimum range is 20 - 25°c[[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

moist shady, Forest margins, western Yunnan.

Photo Gallery

  • Odermennig.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg

References

  1. ↑ "ncbi plants"
  2. ↑ "wayback machine"
  3. ↑ "practical palnts"

External Links

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