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[[File:Aaluki.JPG|thumb|lefttright|''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. ==Uses=={{Uses|Ear ache }}, {{Uses|Otorrhoea}}, {{Uses|Internal hemorrhages}}, {{Uses|Inflamed glands}}, {{Uses|Buboes}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}<ref name="Uses"/>
== Description Chemical Composition==The bioactive constituents and antioxidant activities of raw, fried and decoctions of cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta) tubers were investigated.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
== Uses Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===
==Common name=Guna===
== References =Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava=== ==Habit== {{Habit|Evergreen Perennial}}<references>==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Non-Palm Foliage (Cordate)|Foliar Venation is Pinnate / Net and Foliar Margin is Entire - Wavy / Undulate}}<ref name="desLeaf"/>[https: ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|4-10cm long|Yellow /Golden|5-10|Flower Grouping is Cluster /enInflorescence and Inflorescence Type is Spathe & Spadix.wikipediaFlowering from September to October}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Round||Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs||Fruiting from September to October}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}.org ==How to plant/wiki/Biomarkers_of_aging wikipedia]cultivate==Taro is a plant of the moist to humid tropics, where it can be grown at elevations up to 2,700 metres.<ref name="How to plant/ref><cultivate"/references>
== External Links Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Trophical areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Humid region}}.
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13749-015-0033-x Bioactive constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/special-pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=1835 Mmorphology]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/c/colocasia-esculenta Common names]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=colocasia+esculenta Cultivation Details]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 216</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.ijnpnd.com/article.asp?issn=2231-0738;year=2011;volume=1;issue=2;spage=90;epage=96;aulast=Prajapati Colocasia esculenta: A potent indigenous plant]
* [http://www.catrinajournal.com/paper_info/id/218 Chemical Constituents of Colocasia esculenta leaves]
* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464615003722 Crude extract from taro (Colocasia esculenta) as a natural source of bioactive proteins]
* [https://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/colocasia-esculenta/ Colocasia esculent on Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants]
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