Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Manihot esculenta
Scientific Name and Description
Manihot esculenta CRANTZ
Herb Family
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Manihot utilissima POHL
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | brazil arrowroot, cassava, mandioca, manioc, para arrowroot, rio arrowroot, tapioca, yuca |
| Hindi | sakkarkand |
| Kannada | baragaalada gedde, gidada genasu, kaadu genasu, kadugenasu, kalidala gida, kaligala, kanagala, kanagale, kanagilu, mara genasu, maragenasu, sabbakshi |
| Malayalam | chinamulaku, cinakkantal, elilakkilannu, ezhilakkizhannu, kollikkilannu, maraccini, maracheenie, marakilannu, marakkilannu, marakkilanu, marakkizhannu, maramchinikkizhannu, maramcinikilannu, maraveli, maravelikilannu, maravelikkizhannu, pulakkilannu, pulakkilannukappa, pulakkizhannu, velikilanu, velikkilannu, velikkizhannu |
| Marathi | pavde-pharin, portugalem-chimeni, prochugaali chine |
| Sanskrit | darukandah, kalpakandah |
| Tamil | al-vallik-kizhangu, allvalli kizhangu, alvalli, alvalli#, alvalli@, alvallikkilanku, alvananki2, cavarikkattai, cavvatu, elilaikkilanku, elilaivalli, elilaivallikkilanku, inarmelitacceti, inarmelitam, kattumaravallikkilanku, malaiccarkkaraivalli, maraccini, maravalli, maravalli kizhangu, maravallikkilanku, maravallikkilanku#, maravallikkilanku@, maravallimaram, mavallikkilanku@, mayarkkilanku, mularavalli, peruvalli, pilavayakkilanku, pilavayam, recivalli, tevatamuki, tevatamukikkilanku, turutavakkilanku, turutavam, vacampuka |
| Telugu | karrapendalam, karrapendalamu, manupendalam, manupendalamu |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Ethnopharmacology use
Manihot esculenta Crantz
Habit - Shrub to small tree
Parts used - Leaves, flower, rhizome
Application - Vegetable; terminate early pregnancy
Treatment - General; women
References -Arjunan et al. 2016
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
A CATALOGUE OF INDIAN SYNONYMS Author - MOODEEN SHERIFF
DICTIONARY OF TREES AND PLANTS VOL-1 Author - MUNIVER P. MADHAVAN AND MUNIVER H.CHITHIRAPUTHIRAN
INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS VOLUME .VOL 1-5 Author - WARRIER,P.K. et al (EDS.)
MATERIA MEDICA SIDHA Author - VAIDYA RATHINAM K.S., MURUGESH MUDHALIAR
MEDICINAL PLANTS OF INDIA ( VOL 1- KARNATAKA) Author - YOGANARASIMHAN
MULIGHAI KALANGIYUM Author - DR. N.K. SHANMUGAM
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
FOREST FLORA OF MEGHALAYA VOL 2 Author - HARIDASAN K & RAO R R
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH