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• AMORPHOPHALLUS PAEONIIFOLIUS
  

Source: Wikipedia

OTHER NAMES

Tamil: Karunaithandu 
English: Elephant foot yam  
Telugu: Kanda-Gaddha 
Malayalam: Chenath-thanda  
Kannada: Survana-Guddah 
Marathi:
Hindi: Jangli Suran or Alu 
Sanskrit: Arsoghna-Kunda 

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description & usage

This is small shrub mostly cultivated in red sandy areas for its tuber. 
 
Uses:  
Constipation, piles, indigestion. 
 
How to Use:  
It can be taken as vegetable. Both tuber and stem for the above diseases. 
 
Parts Used:  
Tuber, stem  


Taste:  
Astringent  

Action:  
Stimulant, Astringent 

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