Typhonium TRILOBATUM (L.) Schott.
| Synonym : | Arum auriculatum Sims Arum orixense Roxb. ex Andrews Dracunculus trilobatus (L.) Raf. Typhonium siamense Engl. |
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| Bangla Name : | Ghet Kochu, Gher Kochu. ,Kharbas, Sarakao (Chakma), Kalman (Garo). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Araceae |
| Disease : | hypnotic, tumours, bowels, ulcer and piles |
| Description : | A tuberous herb, with subglobose tuber up to 4 cm diam. Petiole 25-30 cm long, lamina hastate-subtrisect, segments all acuminate, front segment ovate, 8-18 cm long, lateral ones obliquely ovate, shorter, subbilobed at base. Peduncle thin, 5-7 cm long, tube of spathe oblong, 2.5 cm long, lamina oblong-ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 15 or more cm long, 5-7 cm broad, inside rose-purple. Spadix nearly 15 cm long. Female inflorescence short-cylindric, about 7 mm long, male inflorescence 1.25-1.5 cm long, rose-pink, situated above the female. |
| Distribution : | Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Tangail, Sylhet and Dhaka. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Tubers and roots contain a volatile acrid principle, ?-sitosterol, two unidentified sterols and an unidentified crystalline compound (Ghani, 2003). |
| Uses : | The plant is hypnotic. Fresh corms are very acrid and a powerful stimulant, employed as a poultice in tumours. The corms are reported to relax the bowels and provide relief in haemorrhoids and piles. They are eaten with bananas to cure the stomach complai |
| Habit : | Herb |