Botanical name : Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) (A., companulatus (Decne.) Sivad
Family : Araceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Soorana, Vajrakanta
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Katu, Kashaya, Madhura
Guna : Guru, Snigdha
Virya : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Elephant foot yam.
Hindi : Suran, Jamikand
Malayalam : Chena
Distribution – Throughout India growing cultivated.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A perennial erect herb with hemispherical underground corm. Leaves compound, large, single, stout petioled; leaflets or variable size, male and female flower are in single inflorescence, fruits berries, bright red when ripe, containing small seeds.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, kapha, hemorrhoids, hemorrhage, arthritis, inflammation, vomiting, cough, anorexia, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, sexual weakness and general debility.
Useful part : Corms.
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