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'''Skunk cabbage''' or '''Symplocarpus foetidus'''==Uses=={{Uses|Bronchitis}}, commonly known as skunk cabbage<ref name="int"/> or eastern skunk cabbage (also swamp cabbage{{Uses|Vomiting}}, {{Uses|Headaches}}, {{Uses|Dizziness}}, clumpfoot cabbage{{Uses|Nervous disorders}}, or meadow cabbage{{Uses|Whooping cough}}, foetid pothos or polecat weed){{Uses|Catarrh}}, is a low growing{{Uses|Fever}}, foul-smelling plant that grows in wetlands of eastern North America.{{Uses|Epilepsy}}

== Description Parts Used== Eastern skunk cabbage has leaves which are large, 40–55 cm (15.5–21.5 in) long and 30–40 cm (12–15.5 in) broad. It flowers early in the spring when only the flowers are visible above the mud. The stems[clarification needed] remain buried below the surface of the soil with the leaves emerging later. The flowers are produced on a 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long spadix contained within a spathe{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, 10–15 cm (4–6 in) tall and mottled purple in colour. The rhizome is often 30 cm (0.98 ft) thick{{Parts Used|Roots}}.

== Uses Chemical Composition==Characteristic aroma-active compounds in the oils were detected by GC-Olfactometry (GC-O) and aroma extract dilution analysis (AEDA). From the HD method, the main compounds in the oil were found to be p-vinyl-guaiacol (15.5%), 2-pentyl-furan (13.4%), and (Z)-ligustilide (9.5%). From the SAFE method, the main compounds were 2-butoxy-ethanol (49.6%), ethyl-pentanoate (4.5%), and mesitylene (4.0%)<ref name="chemical composition"/>

*It was used in the treatment of respiratory diseases, nervous disorders, rheumatism, and dropsy.==Common names==*In North America and Europe, skunk cabbage is occasionally cultivated in water gardens.<ref name{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en="uses"/> Skunk cabbage was used extensively as a medicinal plant, seasoning, and magical talisman by various tribes of Native Americans.*While not considered edible raw, because the roots are toxic and the leaves can burn the mouth, the leaves may be dried and used in soups and stews.<ref name="uses2"/>}}

== References =Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava===

<references>==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|A vibrant yellow-green, springing up along streams and other wetland areas when the rest of the forest floor is still wintry}}<ref name="intLeaf"/>[https: ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual| 2-6" high|yellow or green|5|Inside is the round or ovoid spadix, a fleshy axis bearing the tiny true flowers}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|General|7–10 mm |clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|-|many}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant//plantscultivate==Sow seeds upon collection in a peaty soil kept constantly moist. Seedlings require considerable time to mature. To increase by division, dig around the dormant plant and remove it with as much of the deep-penetrating, offensive-smelling rhizome as possible. Skunk cabbage requires the whole of the growing season to mature its seeds. The fruiting spadix darkens and become spongy as it develops. In early fall, when the seeds are ripe, the spadix is often found on the ground at the base of the leaves. Remove seeds from spadix.usdaSeeds can not be stored.gov<ref name="How to plant/corecultivate"/profile?symbol> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|In Marshes}}, {{Commonly seen|Bogs areas}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights=SYFO USDA PLANTS Database"140px">Image: SSymplocarpus foetidus 003. JPG|LeavesImage:Symplocarpus foetidus]leaf.jpg|in Mount Nōgōhaku|LeavesFile:Symplocarpus foetidus Zazensou in nobusegatake 2008-4-4.JPG|FlowersFile:Symplocarpus foetidus 001.JPG|Flower    </refgallery> ==References== <references><ref name="useschemical composition">[httphttps://www.eflorasncbi.org/florataxonnlm.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200027331 Flora of North America: Snih. foetidusgov/pubmed/26632948 "chemical constituents"]</ref> <ref name="uses2Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20090707232916/http://mdflora.org/plantinfo/plantofthemonth/pim_skunk_cabbage.html "Wildflower in Focusplant description"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https: Skunk Cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus//www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=syfo "Cultivation details"]</ref>

== External Links == * [https://academics.skidmore.edu/wikis/NorthWoods/index.php/Symplocarpus_foetidus_(Skunk_cabbage) Symplocarpus foetidus on academics.skidmore.edu]*[httpshttp://enwww.wikipediaillinoiswildflowers.info/wetland/plants/skunk_cabbage.htm Symplocarpus foetidus on illinois wild flowers.info]* [http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Symplocarpus_foetidus Symplocarpus foetiduson practicalplants.org]