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| Bangla Name : | Ararut, Jakhur. ,Fai Ruoi Uo, Pring Tar Bai (Marma), Hup Roap (Murong). |
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| English Name : | Arrowroot, West Indian Arrowroot. |
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| Family : | Marantaceae |
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| Disease : | Acrid, rubefacient, vulnerary, burning and urinary problems. |
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| Description : | A stemless, rhizomatous, annual herb, 0.9-1.8 cm high, with fleshy cylindrical-obovoid tubers. Leaves ovate-oblong, up to 25 cm long, upper leaves narrower. Flowers white, 18-25 mm long, in laxly 2-chotomously branched inflorescence. |
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| Distribution : | Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts and Cox’s Bazar |
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| Chemical Constituents : | - |
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| Uses : | The rhizome is acrid and rubefacient and used as a vulnerary. It yields arrowroot of excellent quality, chiefly used as a diet for invalids and children. The rhizome is eaten raw by the tribal in Bandarban for the treatment of burning during urination and |
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| Habit : | Herb |
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