Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Root and corm
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Boiled corm is used to treat acute rheumatism, piles, dyspepsia, abdominal colic, elephantiasis and haemorrhoids
- Infusion of the root is used to treat boils and ophthalmia
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Phenolic acid: gallic acid, stilbenoid: resveratrol, flavonoid: quercetin and a water-soluble polysaccharide containing D-galactose, D-glucose, 4-O-acyl-D- methyl galacturonate, L-arabinose from corm
Bioactivity :
Alcohol extracts of corm: vermifuge, vermicidal, antioxidative, free radical scavenging activity
Clinical:
‘Pilex tablet’/ ‘PIL-28’, a herbal formulation in the management of hemorrhoids are made of specially processed fresh juice of corm
Note :
Pieces of boiled corm are edible
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