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'''Konjac''' is a plant of the genus Amorphophallus family. Devil's tongue is a perennial plant producing a single leaf each year. It can grows upto 100cm long. It produces long, rhizomatous offsets that can be 50cm long and 3cm thick.
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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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'''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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===Food===
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Devil's Tongue can be used in food. Tender leaves are dried and stored for future use. These dried leaves are known as Lot and are cooked as vegetable. Infl orescences (tender fl owering stalks) are cooked as vegetable<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
  
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== Description ==
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Roots}}.
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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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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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==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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== Uses ==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Devils Tongue}}
  
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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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==Properties==
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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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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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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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===Dravya===
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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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===Rasa===
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Kashaya (Astringent), Katu (Pungent)
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<references>
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===Guna===
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<ref name="uses">[http://www.naturalremedies.org/konjac/ "Konjac"]</ref>
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
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</references>
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kapha, Vata
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===Prabhava===
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Arshogna (cures piles)
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===Nutritional components===
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Amorphophallus konjac contains the Following nutritional components like Terpenoids, glycosides and flavons<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
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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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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
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==Cultivation Details==
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Plants can tolerate a minimum temperature of 15°c during the growing season, though the optimum range is 20 - 25°<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Devil's Tongue is available through May to July<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Moist shady}}, {{Commonly seen|Forest margins}}, {{Commonly seen|Western Yunnan}}.
  
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== External Links ==
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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Image:Amorphophallus konjac BotGardDresden070219InflorescenceB.jpg|Inflorescence
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Image:Amorphophallus konjac3.jpg|Whole herb
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Image:Amorphophallus konjac trunk.JPG|Trunk
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Image:Amorphophallus konjac leaves top.JPG|Leaves from top, not fully unfolded
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Image:Amorphophallus konjac leaves bottom notunfold.JPG|Leaves from the bottom, crown not fully unfolded
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Image:Amorphophallus konjac crown below notunfold.JPG|Crown from below, not fully unfolded
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Image:Amorphophallus konjac crown above notunfold.JPG|Crown from above, not fully unfolded
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Image:Amorphophallus konjac plant notunfold.JPG|Whole plant, crown not fully unfolded
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Image:Amorphophallus konjac cut.jpg|Inflorescence cut open
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File:Amorphophallus konjac, mature fruit.jpg|Fruits
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</gallery>
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konjac Konjac-Wikipedia]
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12162564 Chemical analysis]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html Flowers Description]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Amorphophallus+konjac Cultivation Details]</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. Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
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</references>
  
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.konjacfoods.com/health/index.html Benefits of Amorphophallus konjac]
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* [http://www.cybercolloids.net/information/technical-articles/introduction-konjac-structure Introduction to the Amorphophallus konjac]
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* [https://wimastergardener.org/article/voodoo-lily-amorphophallus-konjac/ Amorphophallus konjac on Master Gardener Program]
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* [http://eol.org/pages/1098904/overview Amorphophallus konjac on encyclopedea of life]
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* [http://www.confessionsofaplantgeek.com/2013/02/amorphophallus-konjac-corpse-flower.html Amorphophallus konjac on confessions of a plant greek]
 
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Latest revision as of 15:39, 21 October 2021

Konjac, Amorphophallus konjac

Konjac is a plant of the genus Amorphophallus family. Devil's tongue is a perennial plant producing a single leaf each year. It can grows upto 100cm long. It produces long, rhizomatous offsets that can be 50cm long and 3cm thick.

Uses

Cancer, Intestinal problems, Indigestion, Bowel syndrome, Cholesterol.

Food

Devil's Tongue can be used in food. Tender leaves are dried and stored for future use. These dried leaves are known as Lot and are cooked as vegetable. Infl orescences (tender fl owering stalks) are cooked as vegetable[1].

Parts Used

Roots.

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[2]

Common names

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


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Kashaya (Astringent), Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Arshogna (cures piles)

Nutritional components

Amorphophallus konjac contains the Following nutritional components like Terpenoids, glycosides and flavons[1]

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.

Cultivation Details

Plants can tolerate a minimum temperature of 15°c during the growing season, though the optimum range is 20 - 25°[4]. Devil's Tongue is available through May to July[1].

Commonly seen growing in areas

Moist shady, Forest margins, Western Yunnan.

Photo Gallery

  • Inflorescence

  • Whole herb

  • Trunk

  • Leaves from top, not fully unfolded

  • Leaves from the bottom, crown not fully unfolded

  • Crown from below, not fully unfolded

  • Crown from above, not fully unfolded

  • Whole plant, crown not fully unfolded

  • Inflorescence cut open

  • Fruits

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No. Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune
  2. ↑ Chemical analysis
  3. ↑ Flowers Description
  4. ↑ Cultivation Details

External Links

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