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Alocasia indica  (Lour.) Spach

   

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Botanical Name

:

Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach

English Name

:

Giant Taro

Synonym(s)

:

Alocasia macrorrhiza (Linn.) G. Don,

Family

:

Araceae

 

General Info

Description

A robust perennial herb up to 5 m in height found wild and cultivated all over India. Aerial stems stout, 2 m or more long, leaf blades 60 cm-1 m long, erect or spreading, ovate, sagittate with 1.35 m long, sheathing petioles; flowers fragrant, spadix and spathe 23 cm long on a 30 cm long peduncle, berries 0.75-1 cm in diam.

Herb Effects

Diurectic; styptic and astringent (leaves)

Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Campesterol, ß-sitosterol, cholesterol and phytosterol-like compound (tubers)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients
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Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Product Categories
Campesterol 474-62-4 17-(5,6-dimethylhept
an-2-yl)-10,13-dimet
hyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,1
2,14,15,16 ,17-dode
cahydro-1H-cyclopent
a[a]phenanthren-3-ol
C28H48O Click Here To Enlarge
Beta-sitosterol 5779-62-4 17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14,
C29H50O Click Here To Enlarge

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

Useful in inflammation and diseases of the abdomen and spleen (rootstock); to stings of giant nettle. The juice of the petiole is dropped into the ears of children for otorrhoea. For stomach ache (rhizome).

Contraindication

The leaves, stalks, tubers and roots contains high concentration of soluble oxalates, and prolonged use of these in diet may lead to calcium deficiency and oxaluria.

Reference

Sharma PV. Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.


Kamboj SS. Shangary S. Singh J. Kamboj KK. Sandhu RS. New lymphocyte stimulating monocot lectins from family Araceae. Immunol Invest1995 Aug;24(5):845-55.

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