Details of Plants:Colocasia esculenta

Plant details Family: Araceae Phytochemicals Anthocyanins Apigenin Luteolin Minerals Sitosterol Starch Steroids	NE-statewise availability Arunachal Pradesh Meghalaya Tripura Vernacular Name Meghalaya: La wang Tripura: Fan kochu (Taro) Arunachal Pradesh: Yichi
Ailments cured Allergy Rheumatism Rickets	Plant parts used and methods Tuber: Dried powder taken orally Corms: Taken orally Stem: Paste applied topically Leaves: Paste applied topically
Plant References Tangjanga. S; et al. An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the Eastern Himalayan zone of Arunachal Pradesh; India; Journal of Ethnopharmacology 134; 18–25; 2011. Kayang. H; et al. Medicinal Plants of Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, India, Bioprospecting & Ethnopharmacology, 1, 75-80, 2005. Kabir et al. A survey of medicinal plants used by the Deb barma clan of the Tripura tribe of Moulvibazar district, Bangladesh, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 10:19, 2014. Phytochemical References Perme, N; et al., Medicinal plants in traditional use at Arunachal Pradesh, India. International Journal of Phytopharmacy 5.5: 86-98, 2015.