Colocasia esculenta

Kingdom: Plantae
Family: Araceae
Group: Angiosperms
Common name: Taro
Synonymous names: Colocasia esculenta, Steudnera virosa, Colocasia nymphaefolia
System of medicine: Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani
IUCN Red List category: Least Concern
IMPPAT Plant identifier: IMPPAT3_PLTID000792

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Plant - Therapeutic use associations

Therapeutic uses reported for Colocasia esculenta


Indian medicinal plantPlant partTherapeutic useAssociated Ayurvedic term(s) for therapeutic use (in IAST)IMPPAT Therapeutic use identifierMapping to other databasesReferences
Colocasia esculentaanasarcasarvāṅga śopha, sarvāṅga śotha, sarvāṅgaśothaIMPPAT3_TPUID000075D004487, C0151603, MG29.1ISBN:9770972795006
Colocasia esculentaanthraxIMPPAT3_TPUID000093D000881, C0003175, DOID:7427, 1B97ISBN:9770972795006
Colocasia esculentaatrophyIMPPAT3_TPUID000175D001284, C0037154ISBN:9770972795006
Colocasia esculentabites and stingsdaṁśaviṣaIMPPAT3_TPUID000192D001733, C0005659, NE61ISBN:9770972795006
Colocasia esculentabronchitisIMPPAT3_TPUID000229D001991, C0006277, DOID:6132, CA20ISBN:9770972795006
Colocasia esculentacachexiasosa, śoṣaIMPPAT3_TPUID000247D002100, C0006625, MG20.ZISBN:9770972795006
Colocasia esculentacoughjīrṇakāsa, kasanaroga, kaśa, kāsaIMPPAT3_TPUID000367D003371, C0010200, MD12ISBN:9770972795006
Colocasia esculentaemaciationkārśya, kśaya, kṛśata, kṛśatva, kṣataja kṣaya, kṣatakṣaya, kṣayaIMPPAT3_TPUID000519D004614, C0013911, 5B51ISBN:9770972795006
Colocasia esculentaheart diseaseshṛda roga, hṛdaya roga, hṛdayaroga, hṛdraoga, hṛdroga, hṛdroga.IMPPAT3_TPUID000683D006331, C0018799, DOID:114, BC4ZISBN:9770972795006
Colocasia esculentahemagglutinationIMPPAT3_TPUID000690D006384, C0018903ISBN:9770972795006
Colocasia esculentahyperlipidemiasIMPPAT3_TPUID000752D006949, C0020473, 5C80.ZISBN:9770972795006
Colocasia esculentahypertensionIMPPAT3_TPUID000761D006973, C0020538, DOID:10763, BA00.ZISBN:9770972795006
Colocasia esculentapoisoningvisavikara, viśodara, viṣa roga, viṣa vikāra, viṣabādhā, viṣaroga, viṣarogas, viṣavikāraIMPPAT3_TPUID001143D011041, NE6ZISBN:9788172361266
Colocasia esculentawounds and injuries/traumapūyasrāva, vraṇa kṛmi, abhighātaIMPPAT3_TPUID001540D014947, C0043251, ND56ISBN:9770972795006
Colocasia esculentafruitalopeciaindralupta, keśa patana, keśapāta, khālityaIMPPAT3_TPUID000061D000505, C0497378, DOID:987, ED70ISBN:9780387706375
Colocasia esculentaleafantifungal agentsIMPPAT3_TPUID000113D000935, C0718566, XM7S10ISBN:9770972795006
Colocasia esculentaleafantinematodal agentsIMPPAT3_TPUID000120D000969, C0003391, XM16G5ISBN:9770972795006
Colocasia esculentaleafastringentsIMPPAT3_TPUID000171D001252, C0004110, XM0VK6ISBN:9788172362140
Colocasia esculentaleafcounterirritantsIMPPAT3_TPUID000372D007509, C0010215ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172362140, ISBN:9788173717031
Colocasia esculentaleafdiabetes mellitusmadhumeha, prameha, pramrha, pramēha, premeha, prmehaIMPPAT3_TPUID000413D003920, C0011849, DOID:9351, 5A14ISBN:9788172362133
Colocasia esculentaleafearachekarnasula, karnaśūla, karṇa śūla, karṇarujā, karṇaśla, karṇaśūla, karṇaśūla vātavyādiIMPPAT3_TPUID000507D004433, C0013456, AB70.2ISBN:9788173717031
Colocasia esculentaleaffurunculosisaruṁṣikaIMPPAT3_TPUID000623D005667, C0016867, 1B75.0ISBN:9788172360481
Colocasia esculentaleafhemorrhageraktasruti, raktasrāvaIMPPAT3_TPUID000705D006470, C0019080, MG27ISBN:9788173717031
Colocasia esculentaleafhemostaticsIMPPAT3_TPUID000712D006490, C0019120ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172362140, ISBN:9788173717031
Colocasia esculentaleafhypercholesterolemiaIMPPAT3_TPUID000746D006937, C0020443, 5C80.0ISBN:9770972795006
Colocasia esculentaleaflymphadenitisganḍamālā, gaṇḍamālā, gaṇḍāmayaIMPPAT3_TPUID000907D008199, C0024205, DOID:1602, BD90ISBN:9788173717031
Colocasia esculentaleafneoplasmsarbudaIMPPAT3_TPUID001013D009369, C0027651, DOID:162, 2E2ZISBN:9788172360481
Colocasia esculentaleafnose neoplasmsIMPPAT3_TPUID001040D009669, C0028433ISBN:9788172360481
Colocasia esculentaleafotorrhoeakarṇa srāva, karṇasrāvaIMPPAT3_TPUID001073C0155540, DOID:10261, AB70.0ISBN:9788173717031
Colocasia esculentaleafrejuvenationrasayana, rasāyanaIMPPAT3_TPUID001214D012060, C0035016ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172362140, ISBN:9788173717031
Colocasia esculentaleafspermatocidal agentsIMPPAT3_TPUID001302D013089, C0037862ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
Colocasia esculentaplant exudateantifungal agentsIMPPAT3_TPUID000113D000935, C0718566, XM7S10ISBN:9788172360481
Colocasia esculentarhizomecardiovascular agents [pharmacological action]IMPPAT3_TPUID000268D002317, C0007220, XA4PM9ISBN:9770972795006
Colocasia esculentarhizomehypotensionIMPPAT3_TPUID000780D007022, C0020649, BA2ZISBN:9788172360481
Colocasia esculentarootanasarcasarvāṅga śopha, sarvāṅga śotha, sarvāṅgaśothaIMPPAT3_TPUID000075D004487, C0151603, MG29.1ISBN:9788190648974
Colocasia esculentastemalopeciaindralupta, keśa patana, keśapāta, khālityaIMPPAT3_TPUID000061D000505, C0497378, DOID:987, ED70ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172362140
Colocasia esculentastemalopecia areataIMPPAT3_TPUID000062D000506, C0002171, DOID:986, ED70.2ISBN:9788173717031
Colocasia esculentastemanalgesicsIMPPAT3_TPUID000073D000700, C0002771, XM4KS4ISBN:9788173717031
Colocasia esculentastemhemorrhageraktasruti, raktasrāvaIMPPAT3_TPUID000705D006470, C0019080, MG27ISBN:9788173717031
Colocasia esculentastemlaxativesmalaśodhakaIMPPAT3_TPUID000864D054368, C0282090ISBN:9788173717031
Colocasia esculentastemmouth diseasesmukha roga, mukha-roga, mukharoga, mukhavikāra, mūkharoga, aṣya śoṣa, āsya rogaIMPPAT3_TPUID000962D009059, C0026636, DOID:403, DA0ZISBN:9788173717031
Colocasia esculentastemscorpion stingsvrscika damśa, vṛścika daṁśaIMPPAT3_TPUID001253D065008, C0238417, PA78&XE2EPISBN:9788172361266
Colocasia esculentatuberinsecticidesIMPPAT3_TPUID000827D007306, C0021576, XM3K66ISBN:9770972795006
Colocasia esculentatuberpainasthi rujā, avabāhuka, aṅgamarda, dāha, dāha. śopha, dāharoga, dīha, gātraśūla, kaphajanya piḍa, rujā, sandhi pīḍā, sant¢pa, santāpa, sula, sūla, urustambha, vraṇa ruja, śula, śūla, śūla roga, śūlal, śūlaroga, ūrustambha, ūruśūlaIMPPAT3_TPUID001080D010146, C0030193, MG3ZISBN:9788172360481
Colocasia esculentatuberulcerdusta vrana, duṣṭa vraṇa, kṣata, vrana, vra¸a, vraṇa, vraṇa vikāra, vraṇa vikṇra, vātapittakapha vraṇaIMPPAT3_TPUID001426D014456, C0041582ISBN:9788172360481