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Arrowroot
Maranta arundinacea
Arrowroot · Bermuda Arrowroot · Araruta · Arrorruz · Arrurruz · Azafrán · Ereu · Garut · Maranta · Pfeilwurz · Pia · Platanillo · Rouroute, Arrow-root · Sagú · West Indian arrowroot · Yuquilla
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, Haiti, Venezuela, West Indies, Trinidad, Dominican Republic, India
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Antidote, Convalescence, Demulcent, Depurative
Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH, CARBOHYDRATES, BETA-CAROTENE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Marantaceae
Scientific name: Maranta arundinacea
Common names: Arrowroot, Bermuda Arrowroot, Araruta, Arrorruz, Arrurruz, Azafrán, Ereu, Garut, Maranta, Pfeilwurz, Pia, Platanillo, Rouroute, Arrow-root, Sagú, West Indian arrowroot, Yuquilla
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Haiti, Venezuela, West Indies, Elsewhere, Trinidad, Dominican Republic, India.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Antidote
- Convalescence
- Demulcent
- Depurative
- Erysipelas
- Hoarseness
- Medicine
- Shampoo
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- Sore
- Sore(Throat)
- Sunburn
- Vulnerary
- Dysentery
- Refrigerant
- Rubefacient
- Wound
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- Haiti
- Venezuela
- West Indies
- Elsewhere
- Trinidad
- Dominican Republic
- India
Documented cultural uses
- Antidote
- Convalescence
- Demulcent
- Depurative
- Erysipelas
- Hoarseness
- Medicine
- Shampoo
- Sore
- Sore(Throat)
- Sunburn
- Vulnerary
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- Dysentery
- Refrigerant
- Rubefacient
- Wound
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- CARBOHYDRATES
- BETA-CAROTENE
- FIBER
- NIACIN
- PROTEIN
- STARCH
- THIAMIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- CALCIUM
- IRON
- PHOSPHORUS
- FAT
- KILOCALORIES
- SUGARS
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- P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- PHLORETIC-ACID
- PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID
- QUERCETIN
- SYRINGIC-ACID
- VANILLIC-ACID
- WATER
- LIGNANS
- SALICYLATES
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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