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Maranta arundinacea

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{{stub}}[[File:Maranta arundinacea (Dictame).jpg|thumb|right|'''Maranta arundinacea''']]'''Maranta arundinacea''', also known as arrowroot, maranta, West Indian arrowroot, obedience plant, Bermuda arrowroot, araru, araruta, ararao or hulankeeriya, is a large, perennial herb found in rainforest habitats. Arrowroot flour is now produced commercially mostly in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Urinary problems}}, {{Uses|Menorrhea}}, {{Uses|Strangury}}, {{Uses|Digestive troubles}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|stemStem}}, {{Parts Used|leavesRoots}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.
==Chemical Composition==
The tuber contains Starch (25-30%), moisture 64%, crude protein 1.6%, fat 0.2%, dextrin and sugars 2.1% and crude fibre 3.9%.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=|gu=|hi=|kn=Araaruta|ksml=|mlsa=Sita tavakshira|mrta=Aruruttukkilangu|pate=Palagunda|tahi=Araaruta|teen=Arrowroot Plant, True arrowroot}}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
 
===Rasa===
 Madhura (Sweet)
===Guna===
Guru (Heavy), Snigdha (Unctuous)
===Veerya===
Shita (Cooling)
===Vipaka===
Madhura (Sweet)
===Karma===
Kapha, Vata
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Tall herb}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Distichous|Ovate-lanceolate; Petiole sheathing, Pulvinate}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Pairs on long|White||Branched peduncles, in terminal cyme. Sepals 3. Corolla tubular below, 3-lobed above.}} 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||||||}}
===Other features===
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Propagation is done by the mature tips of the rhizome.}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
High humid, warm and shady places. Well drained alluvial and volcanic soil.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Cultivated in all tropical regions}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Arrowrootഃ plant flower 04.jpg|FlowerFile:Maranta arundinacea - ml-Koova-1.jpg|LeavesFile:Maranta arundinacea-2-tnau-yercaud-salem-India.jpg|Whole plant
</gallery>
==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.bimbima.com/herbs/arrowroot/2923/ Chemical composition]</ref>
<ref name="chemical compositionLeaf">["Chemistry"https://www.bimbima.com/herbs/arrowroot/2923/ Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]<https://ref><ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by Cwww.Pbimbima.Kharecom/herbs/arrowroot/2923/ Cultivation Details]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://www.bimbima.com/herbs/arrowroot/2923/ Flowers] * [ https://www.bimbima.com/herbs/arrowroot/2923/ Roots]* [ ] 
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