Harshal Ashok Pawar
Dr. L. H. Hiranandani College of Pharmacy,
Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra
India
Research Article
An Overview of Traditionally Used Herb, Colocasia esculenta, as a Phytomedicine
Author(s): Harshal Ashok Pawar, Pritam Dinesh Choudhary and Swati Ramesh KamatHarshal Ashok Pawar, Pritam Dinesh Choudhary and Swati Ramesh Kamat
Colocasia esculenta (C. esculenta) is a widely cultivated plant for consumption of both leaves and tubers. Taro, a common name for the corms and tubers of several genera of the family Araceae, is a source of edible corms of C. esculenta. It is majorly cultivated in Southeast Asia by several common names like Arbi, Arvi and Eddoe. From this species, a wide range of chemical compounds have been isolated for example, flavanoids, β-sitosterol, steroids, etc. Various parts of C. esculenta are used traditionally to treat number of diseases. Extracts from this plant have been found to possess various pharmacological activities. The leaves of this plant have been studied to possess anti-helminthic, anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory actions. There have also been reports proving hypoglycemic efficacy of C. esculenta due to the presence of cyanoglucoside. The present review tries to cover.. View More»
