BOTANICAL NAME

ALOCASIA INDICA

FAMILY

ARACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Mankand, Maanak, Mahapatra

HINDI : Maankand

DISTRIBUTION

BENGAL AND ASSAM

DOSE

Bulb churna 5 - 10 gm, Juice 10 - 20 ml

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Pottassium oxalate, Starch

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Guru, Snigdh

Madhur

Madhur

Sheet

Raktbharshamak

THERAPEUTIC USES

Hypertension

Anti-inflamatory

Abdominal disorders

Analgesic

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Not available