Plant |
Family | Marantaceae |
English |
Arrowroot, Bermuda arrowroot, Maranta, Obedience plant, West-indian arrowroot |
Latin |
Maranta arundinacea L. |
Plantparts | Root tuber, Underground stem, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Abdominal pain, Anti-diabetic, Antidiabetic activity, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Bellyache, Bellypain, Bite of poisonous insect, Convalescence, Diabetes, diabetes mellitus, diaorrhea, diarrhea, diarrhoea, gastralgia, good for the stomach, Intermittent fever, snakebite, Snake bites, Stomach ache, Stomach aches, stomach atony, stomach debility, stomachic, stomach lassitude, Stomach pain, stomach pains, stomach tonic, sugar diabetis, Used in the treatment of snake bites, weak stomach |
Other uses |
Baby Powder, Bed bugs, Cimicidae, driving out bedbugs, Powder for small children, vermin |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical use in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) |
Ingredients |
| | 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, ascorbic acid, ash, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Chlorogenic acid, fat, Fibres, iron, Lignan, Niacin, phosphorus, protein, Protocatechuic acid, Quercetin, salicylate, starch, sugars, Vanillic acid, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, water, Β-Carotene |
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