Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Alocasia macrorrhizos
Scientific Name and Description
Alocasia macrorhiza (L.) G.DON
Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach
Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach
Herb Family
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Alocasia indica (LOUR.) SPACH
Arum macrorhizon L.
Alocasia indica var. typica Engl.
Alocasia indica var. diversifolia Engl.
Alocasia indica var. heterophylla Engl.
Alocasia indica var. metallica (Schott) Schott
Alocasia indica var. rubra (Hassk.) Engl.
Alocasia indica var. variegata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Engl. (1879)
Alocasia macrorrhizos var. rubra (Hassk.) Furtado
Alocasia macrorrhizos variegata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Veitch ex J.Dix
Alocasia macrorrhizos var. variegata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) B.S.Williams
Alocasia metallica Schott
Alocasia variegata K.Koch & C.D.Bouché
Arum indicum Lour. (basionym)
Colocasia indica (Lour.) Kunth
Colocasia indica var. rubra Hassk.
Alocasia indica
Arum macrorhizon L.
Alocasia indica var. typica Engl.
Alocasia indica var. diversifolia Engl.
Alocasia indica var. heterophylla Engl.
Alocasia indica var. metallica (Schott) Schott
Alocasia indica var. rubra (Hassk.) Engl.
Alocasia indica var. variegata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Engl. (1879)
Alocasia macrorrhizos var. rubra (Hassk.) Furtado
Alocasia macrorrhizos variegata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) Veitch ex J.Dix
Alocasia macrorrhizos var. variegata (K.Koch & C.D.Bouché) B.S.Williams
Alocasia metallica Schott
Alocasia variegata K.Koch & C.D.Bouché
Arum indicum Lour. (basionym)
Colocasia indica (Lour.) Kunth
Colocasia indica var. rubra Hassk.
Alocasia indica
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh | Mankunda |
| English | cunjevoi, giant taro |
| Hindi | alu, mankanda, nankanda |
| Kannada | baalaraaksha, genasoo, kare menasangi, manaka, marasa kaage, marasanige, mundi gedde, mundigida, neeru genasu |
| Marathi | aalu, alu, kaamsaalu, kaasaalu, madi-alum |
| Sanskrit | alooka, brihachhada, chhatrapatra, gajakarni, hastidcarnid, hastikarnah, mahapatra, mana, manaka, manakanda, sthalapadma, vistirnaparna |
| Tamil | attikanni, attikkani, attikkanni, avantikkanni, kacakanni, kacakarani, kacakarni, karanaippala, karanippala, karikanni, kecakkanni, koli, merukan, merukan kizhangu, merukankilanku, meruku, mucalam, mucali, piracai, piri, tantikarni, ulakkai, varatcempu, verrughang kalung, verukan kilanku, verukankilanku, verukilai-t-tantu, veruku, viruku |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Ethnopharmacology use
A small hole is made on a piece of petiole and the finger infected by paronychia is inserted into it and kept for 4-5 hours. It is and effective curing technique for paronychia.
Source: Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies 2023; 11(6): 110-113
Alocasia indica Araceae Whole plant Mankunda A small hole is made on a piece of petiole and the finger infected by paronychia is inserted into it and kept for 4-5 hours. It is and effective curing technique for paronychia
References
Literature
Literature
A DICTIONARY OF THE ECONOMIC PRODUCTS OF INDIA VOL.I - 4 Author - GEORGE WATT
ASTANGA HRIDAYA KOSHA
DRAVYAGUNA VIGNANA VOL.2,5,5N Author - PROF. P.V. SHARMA
GLOSSARY OF VEGETABLE DRUGS IN BRHTTRAYI Author - THAKUR BALWANT SINGH & DR. K.C.CHUNEKAR
INDIAN MATERIA MEDICA, FIRST EDITION 1908, 3RD EDITION 1954 Author - LATE DR.K.M.NADKARNI & A.K.NADKARNI
INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS Vol 1 -4 Author - K.R. KIRTIKAR, B.D. BASU & AN I.C.S.
MATERIA INDICA Author - WHITELAW AINSLIE
NIGHANTU ADARSA VOL. I & II Author - BAPALAL G. VAIDYA
The Flora of Orissa Vol IV Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Alocasia indica. (2024, May 12). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alocasia_indica