Synonym- A. macrorrhiza (Linn.)G. Don
Family- Araceae.
Habitat- A genus of topical Asia,Malayasia and the Pacific. Found wild and cultivated all over India.
English- Giant Taro.
Ayurvedic- Maanaka, Maana,Maankanda, Kasaalu, Hastikarni.
Siddha/Tamil- Merukan kizhangu.
Action- Rootstock—mild laxative,diuretic (in anasarca); used in inflammations and diseases of abdomen and spleen. Leaf—astringent,styptic, antitumour. Root and leaf—rubefacient. Tubers—used as vegetable after eliminating oxalate content.All parts of the plant, except tubers,contain cyanogenic principle,a mixture of triglochinin and isotriglochinin.The tubers contain sterols and high concentration of soluble oxalates
(prolonged use may lead to calcium deficiency and oxaluria.) The tubers contain a trypsin/chymotrypsin
inhibitor. The plant contains HCN(0.0027%). It is found to be mitogenic to human peripheral blood lymphocytes.
Dosage- Tuber—5-10 g powder.
(CCRAS.)
Family- Araceae.
Habitat- A genus of topical Asia,Malayasia and the Pacific. Found wild and cultivated all over India.
English- Giant Taro.
Ayurvedic- Maanaka, Maana,Maankanda, Kasaalu, Hastikarni.
Siddha/Tamil- Merukan kizhangu.
Action- Rootstock—mild laxative,diuretic (in anasarca); used in inflammations and diseases of abdomen and spleen. Leaf—astringent,styptic, antitumour. Root and leaf—rubefacient. Tubers—used as vegetable after eliminating oxalate content.All parts of the plant, except tubers,contain cyanogenic principle,a mixture of triglochinin and isotriglochinin.The tubers contain sterols and high concentration of soluble oxalates
(prolonged use may lead to calcium deficiency and oxaluria.) The tubers contain a trypsin/chymotrypsin
inhibitor. The plant contains HCN(0.0027%). It is found to be mitogenic to human peripheral blood lymphocytes.
Dosage- Tuber—5-10 g powder.
(CCRAS.)
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