Achira

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India, French, Turkey, Iraq, Latin America, Haiti, Samoa, German

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Antidote, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic

Science studied: ASH, CARBOHYDRATES, BETA-CAROTENE, FAT

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Cannaceae

Scientific name: Canna indica

Common names: Achira, Queensland Arrowroot, Achira sisa, African arrowroot, Atcera, Balisier d'Inde, Balisier d'Inde, Balisier, Balisier d'Inde, Conflore, Balisier, Canna, Gonflore, Safran marron, Sissive, Balisier à chapelet, Bandera española, Biri, Bunga Tasbih, Canna, Canna dell'India, Canna des Indes, Balisier des Indes, Canna plurituberosa, Cannon

POWO: 319130-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in India, French, Turkey, Iraq, Latin America, Haiti, Samoa, German and 3 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Antidote
• Demulcent
• Diaphoretic
• Diuretic
• Dropsy
• Fever
• Inflammation
• Sudorific

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• India
• French
• Turkey
• Iraq
• Latin America
• Haiti
• Samoa
• German
• Kurdistan
• Brazil
• Mexico

Documented cultural uses

• Antidote
• Demulcent
• Diaphoretic
• Diuretic
• Dropsy
• Fever
• Inflammation
• Sudorific
• Tumor
• Sore(Throat)

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Antidote · India · "
• Demulcent · French · "
• Demulcent · Turkey · "
• Demulcent · Iraq · "
• Diaphoretic · India · "
• Diuretic · Latin America · "
• Diuretic · Haiti · "
• Diuretic · Turkey · "
• Diuretic · India · "
• Dropsy · India · "
• Fever · India · "
• Inflammation · Samoa · "
• Sudorific · German · "
• Sudorific · Turkey · "
• Sudorific · Kurdistan · "
• Tumor · Brazil · "
• Diuretic · Iraq · "
• Sore(Throat) · Haiti · "
• Sudorific · Haiti · "
• Tumor · Mexico · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Impact of organic amendments and soil textural class on growth performance and heavy metals uptake in Canna indica. · 2026 source ↗
• Integrated adsorption-ozonation process using activated canna indica biochar for enhanced COD and color removal from real textile effluent. · 2026 source ↗
• Physicochemical effects of succination in aqueous medium and reactive extrusion on achira (Canna indica L.) starch intended for food industry applications · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ASH
• CARBOHYDRATES
• BETA-CAROTENE
• FAT
• FIBER
• IRON
• NIACIN
• PHOSPHORUS
• RIBOFLAVIN
• THIAMIN
• WATER
• CALCIUM
• KILOCALORIES
• PROTEIN
• ASCORBIC-ACID

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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