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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Habarala ( Alocasia macrorrhiza )






















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
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