Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Tacca leontopetaloides
Scientific Name and Description
Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) KUNTZE
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Tacca pinnatifida J.R. & G. FORST.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | african arrowroot, east indian arrowroot, fiji arrowroot, hawaiian arrowroot, tahiti arrowroot |
| Hindi | diva |
| Kannada | daeva kaanda, handee gedde |
| Malayalam | katu-schena |
| Marathi | dev-kamod, kolyacho-amd, sardecho-mad |
| Tamil | cancivikkarunai, kaattu karunai, karakkarunai, karikkarunai, karunaippala, kattu-c-cenai, kattukkarunai, periya-karunaikkizhangu, periyakarunaikkilanku |
| Telugu | adavi dumpa, chanda, kanda, peddakandagadda, ritta kanda |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Root tuber
Ethnopharmacology use
Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
Habit -Herb
Parts used -Tuber, tuber, root
Application -Menorrhegia; piles; boils
Treatment -General; women
References -Bhogaonkar and Kadam 2006
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Bhogaonkar and Kadam 2006
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 2 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of Maharashrta State (Monocotyledons) Author - Ed B D Sharma, S Karthikeyan, N P Singh
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH