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Jimikand/जिमीकन्द/Suran/Amorphophallus Campanulatus/Elephant yam

AYURVEDIC & MEDICINAL PLANTS

Hindi Name: Jimikand

Sanskrit Name: Suran

English Name: Elephant yam

Latin Name: Amorphophallus campanulatus

A tuberous, stout, indigenous herb, 1.0-1.5 m found almost throughout India. Tubers depressed, globose or hemispherical, dark brown out side, pale dull brown, sometimes almost white, with numerous long roots; leaves solitary, tripartite, 30-90 cm broad

Jimikand Medicinal Uses

The corms are irritant due to the presence of calcium oxalate. It can also be made pickles. The stems can be used as cattle feed. They are rich in nutrients and minerals. They are carminative, aperient and expectorant. The fresh ones are an acrid stimulant and expectorant and increase appetite and taste. They are applied to treat acute rheumatism. They are also used in dysentery, piles and haemorrhoids as recommended by Ayurveda.

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Chemical Composition

It contains proteins, fat, fiber, carbohydrates, starch, oxalic acid and minerals calcium, phosphorus, Iron and vitamin A. Besides these, glucose, galactose and xylose are also present. The presence of an active diastatic enzyme is reported. The corm contains betulinic acid, beta sitosterol, stigmasterol and beta sitosterol palmitate.

Effect on

Doshas

It pacifies Kapha and Vata.
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