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Manihot esculenta  Crantz

   

Botanical Name

:

Manihot esculenta Crantz

English Name

:

Cassava, Manioc, Tapioca, Brazilian arrowroot, Yuca

Synonym(s)

:

Janipha manihot H.B.K. , Jatropha janipha Lour., Jatropha loureiri Steud., Jatropha manihot L., Manihot loureiri Pohl, Manihot manihot (L.) Cockerell, Manihot melanobasis Muell. Arg. M. utilissima Pohl., Manihot aipi Pohl,, M. dulcis (J. F. Gmel.) Pax,

Family

:

Euphorbiaceae

 

General Info

Description

A tall semiwoody perennial shrub or tree with big palmately compound leaves. The dark green leaves are a foot or more across and have 5-9 lobes. The petioles (leaf stems) are very long, up to 24 in (61 cm) long and they are red as are the stems. The tuberous edible roots are 8-30 in (20-76 cm) long and 1-3 in (2.5-7.6 cm) in diameter.

Herb Effects

Antiseptic, aperient, cyanogenic, demulcent, diuretic, hemostat (tuber)

Links

James A Duke and Maryl Fulton. Handbook of Medicinal Herbs - 2nd Edition, P: 724, CRC Press July 2002.

Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Arginine, aspartic acid, beta-carotene, calcium oxalate, glutamic acid, glycine, histidine, isoleucine, lauric acid, leucine, linoleic acid, lysine, methionine, oleic acid, oxalic acid, palmitic acid, phenylalanine, stearic acid, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, valine (root); ascorbic acid, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin (leaves)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients
Product Categories

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Product Categories
Arginine 7004-12-8 2-amino-5-guanidino-
pentanoic acid
C6H14N4O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Aspartic acid 6899-03-2 2-aminobutanedioic
acid
C4H7NO4 Click Here To Enlarge
Beta Carotene 7235-40-7 3,7,12,16-tetramethy
l-1,18-bis(2,6,6-tri
methyl-1-cyclohexeny
l)-octadec a-1,3,5,
7,9,11,13,15,17-nona
ene
C40H56 Click Here To Enlarge
Calcium oxalate 5794-28-5 calcium oxalate C2CaO4
Glutamic acid Not Available 2-aminopentanedioic
acid
C5H9NO4 Click Here To Enlarge
Glycine 87867-94-5 2-aminoacetic acid C2H5NO2 Click Here To Enlarge
Histidine 6027-02-7 2-amino-3-(3H-imidaz
ol-4-yl)propanoic
acid
C6H9N3O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Isoleucine 319-78-8 2-amino-3-methyl-pen
tanoic acid
C6H13NO2 Click Here To Enlarge
Lauric acid 8045-27-0 Dodecanoic acid C12H24O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Leucine 2439-37-4 2-dimethylamino-4-me
thyl-pentanoic acid
C8H17NO2 Click Here To Enlarge
Linoleic acid 8024-22-4 Octadeca-9,12-dienoi
c acid
C18H32O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Lysine 923-27-3 2,6-diaminohexanoic
acid
C6H14N2O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Methionine 348-67-4 2-amino-4-methylsulf
anyl-butanoic acid
C5H11NO2S Click Here To Enlarge
Oleic acid 8046-01-3 octadec-9-enoic acid C18H34O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Oxalic acid 553-91-3 Oxalic acid C2H2O4 Click Here To Enlarge
Palmitic acid 66321-94-6 Hexadecanoic acid C16H32O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Phenylalanine 3617-44-5 2-amino-3-phenyl-pro
panoic acid
C9H11NO2 Click Here To Enlarge
Stearic acid 82497-27-6 Octadecanoic acid C18H36O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Threonine 80-68-2 2-amino-3-hydroxy-bu
tanoic acid
C4H9NO3 Click Here To Enlarge
Tryptophan 80206-30-0 2-amino-3-(1H-indol-
3-yl)propanoic acid
C11H12N2O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Tyrosine 556-02-5 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxy
phenyl)-propanoic
acid
C9H11NO3 Click Here To Enlarge
Valine 7004-03-7 2-amino-3-methyl-but
anoic acid
C5H11NO2 Click Here To Enlarge
Ascorbic acid Not Available 2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one
C6H8O6 Click Here To Enlarge
Niacin 99148-57-9 Pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid
C6H5NO2 Click Here To Enlarge
Riboflavin Not Available Not Available C17H21N4O9P Click Here To Enlarge
Thiamin 59-43-8 2-[3-[(4-amino-2-met
hyl-pyrimidin-5-yl)m
ethyl]-4-methyl-1-th
ia-3-azoni acyclope
nta-2,4-dien-5-yl]et
hanol
C12H17N4OS+ Click Here To Enlarge

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

The starchy tuber has been indicated in treating abscess, angina, arthrosis, ascariasis, ascites, bleeding, boils, chill, condyloma, conjunctivosis, dermatosis, diarrhea, dysentery, eczema, erysipelas, fever, flu, hernia, hepatosis, infertility, inflammation, insomnia, marasmus, mastosis, myosis, nervousness, neuralgia, ophthalmia, orchosis, pain, prostatosis, rheumatism, scabies, sores, snakebite, spasms, sycosis, toothache, tumor, water retention and whitlows. Compress of powdered leaves are used for fevers and headaches.

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