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'''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.
 
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{{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Sores}}, {{Uses|Burns}}, {{Uses|Earache}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
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Tacca leontopetaloides can be used in Food. Tubers are repeatedly washed with water to remove bitterness and are then boiled and consumed.<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
  
 
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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.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
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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<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
  
 
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A plant of low elevations in the moist tropics, where it is most commonly found near the sea and below elevations of 200 metres<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Tacca leontopetaloides is available through July to October<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
  
 
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{{Commonly seen|Secondary forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Thickets}}, {{Commonly seen|Many open situations}}, {{Commonly seen|Clearings}}, {{Commonly seen|Grassland}}.
  
 
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<ref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/t/tacca-leontopetaloides-l-kuntze Common names]</ref>
 
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<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"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</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 11:23, 17 November 2021

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.

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

Roots.

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

[4]

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

Perennial

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[5]

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

Seeds, Division of rhizomes.

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

  • Starr 061106-9596 Tacca leontopetaloides.jpg
  • Tacca leontopetaloides MS 6484.JPG
  • Tacca pinnatifida 2.jpg
  • Tacca pinnatifida 1.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ Chemistry
  4. ↑ Common names
  5. ↑ [Morphology]
  6. ↑ Cultivation

External Links

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