Botnical
name: Alocasia
macrorrhiza
Family name: ARACEAE
Names in
different languages:
English: Elephant ears
Sinhala: Habarala
Tamil : Parum sembu
Sanskrit: Hastikarni
Distribution:
Sri Lanka, India , Malaysia, , Philippines , Indonesia, Queensland , Solomon
Islands. ,
Status: Under
cultivations
Edible
parts:-Tuber
Ayurvedicusage:
Treatment
for: , Abdominal
pains, Constipation, Hemorrhoids,
Urinary problems, Tonsillitis, Swellings, Pains, Osteoarthritis, Earache, Nerve diseases.
Parts used to make Medcine:-Tuber, Leaves
Propergation
One part HabaralaFlour (remove the soil by washing thoroughly and drain,remove the outer skin completely,slice, dry in the sun and grind) mixed with two parts of Rice flour, cooked with 8 parts of pure and fresh cows milk, to a thick porridge, taken twice a day, cures ailments associated with Liver and kidneys, as given in the old Ayurveda/Indigenous medical transcripts and tried successfully.
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