Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Colocasia esculenta
Scientific Name and Description
Colocasia esculenta (L.) SCHOTT
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Arum colocasia L.
Colocasia antiquorum SCHOTT
Colocasia antiquorum SCHOTT
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | aivi, cocoyam, dasheen, eddoes, imo, kalo, keladi, talas, taro,Elephant's Ear,Old Woman's Food ,Dasheen |
| Hindi | arbi, arvi, arwi, ashukachu, auri, avois, ghoya, ghuiya, ghuiyan, ghuya, ghwiya, gorikachu, kaccalu, kachalu, kachoo, kachu, kacku, khuyya, pindalu,Kachalu |
| Kannada | alavi, arasina yele, avigedde, kacchachi, kacchi, kachchi, kasave, keeshina gedde, kesave dantu, kesavedantu, kesavegadde, kesavina gedde, kesavu, keshavana-gadde, keshavanagadde, saave gadde, shama gadde, shame-gadde, shamegadde,Kaccu |
| Malayalam | cempu, chempa-kizhanna, chempakizhanna, kaladi, kattuchena, weli-ila,Chakkakkaya |
| Marathi | aaloo, alu, chempu, ran aalu |
| Sanskrit | aaluki, alukam, alupam, kachchi, kachu, kachwae, kachwi, katchu |
| Tamil | akkirantam, ampakam, cakavilvam, cakini, cakiniyacceti, cakiniyam, cakiyacceti, cakiyam,cakutam, camaikkilanku, canani, canini, caninicceti, cemaikkilanku, cempai, cempilai, cempu, cenai, ceppai, ceppankilanku, chembu, compu, kancancikacceti, kancancikam, kattusenai, makarairutti, makaraviri, makaraviricceti, makavirukati, makavirutti, nalitam, natapattirikai, natikam, natipattiram, natpattirikai, natpattirikaicceti, nirccempu, pantaki pantakicceti, peculam, peculi, pullakacci, sempu, seppan kizhangu, seppankizhangu, shamak-kizhangu, shamakkilangu, shana dumpa, shanadumpa, shemakkalenga, turavi,turavicceti, tuspiratarucini, tutpiratarucani, tutpirataucini1, urarpari1, urarparicceti, vankanam,vatikam, vatinkanam, vatukacceti, vatukam,viruntakam,Chembu |
| Telugu | chaamakoora, chama, chamadumpa, chamagadda, chamakoora, chamakura, chamakuru, chamathumpa, chema, kaladi, sari kanda, shamakoora, shamathumpa,Goduma |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Root tuber
Rhizome
Leaves
Corms
Ethnopharmacology use
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Habit- Herb
Parts used - Leaves, rhizome, corm, petiole, tuber
Application - Urinary tract problems; boils; edible; kidney stones; General debility; vegetable; piles; stomach disorders and indigestion; stomach ulcers
Treatment - General
References - Dansi et al. 2008, Rajendran et al. 2000
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Dansi et al. 2008
Rajendran et al. 2000
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 3 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL III(MONOCOTS) Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
The Flora of the Palni Hills Vol-3 Author - K.M. Matthew
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The Flora of Orissa Vol IV Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
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