Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Arisaema tortuosum
Scientific Name and Description
Arisaema tortuosum SCHOTT
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Arisaema tortulosum (Wall.)
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | bag mungri, khotukand, ki kukri, ki-kumb, samp-b, sarpa,Jangli Suran |
| Kannada | aavumaari gida, avumri gedde, awumarigida, haavu maari gedde, haavu maari gida, haavumari gida, kaadu suvarna gedde,Aneshige Soppu |
| Marathi | sarpacho-kando,Sona Langal |
| Tamil | kattu ceppankilanku, kattu-chenai, katu,Senkattan |
| Telugu | Nagachettu |
| Poonch District of Jammu And Kashmir Region | Saanp ki khumb, Maaakh |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Root tuber
Corms
Ethnopharmacology use
Antidote snake poison - Corm and leaves decoction taken for snakebite and scorpion sting.
Source: Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 2017; 6(1): 405-410
Arisaema tortuosum (Wall.) Schott
Habit- Herb
Parts used - Corm, tuber, root
Application - Taken internally against worms and diarrhoea; snake bite; boils
Treatment - General; cattle
References - Swarnkar and Katewa 2008
References
Literature
Literature
Swarnkar and Katewa 2008
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 2 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL III(MONOCOTS) Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol III Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 3 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Maharashrta State (Monocotyledons) Author - Ed B D Sharma, S Karthikeyan, N P Singh
The Flora of the Palni Hills Vol-3 Author - K.M. Matthew
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Arisaema tortuosum. (2023, June 11). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arisaema_tortuosum