Elephant-Foot Yam

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India(Santal), Malaya, Java, India(Ayurvedic), India

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Ear), Arrow-poison, Cholera, Constipation

Science studied: ASH, BORON, CALCIUM-OXALATE, CARBOHYDRATES

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Araceae

Scientific name: Amorphophallus campanulatus

Common names: Elephant-Foot Yam

History

The source record documents this plant in India(Santal), Malaya, Java, India(Ayurvedic), India.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Ear)
• Arrow-poison
• Cholera
• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Fever
• Hemorrhage
• Megalospleny

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• India(Santal)
• Malaya
• Java
• India(Ayurvedic)
• India

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Ear)
• Arrow-poison
• Cholera
• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Fever
• Hemorrhage
• Megalospleny
• Neuralgia
• Piles
• Pimple
• Rinderpest

Cultural record detail

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

• Ache(Ear) · India(Santal) · "
• Arrow-poison · Malaya · "
• Cholera · India(Santal) · "
• Constipation · Java · "
• Diarrhea · India(Santal) · "
• Fever · India(Santal) · "
• Hemorrhage · India(Santal) · "
• Megalospleny · India(Santal) · "
• Neuralgia · India(Santal) · "
• Piles · India(Ayurvedic) · "
• Pimple · India(Santal) · "
• Rinderpest · India(Santal) · "
• Swelling · India(Santal) · "
• Throat · India(Santal) · "
• Tumor(Abdomen) · India · "
• Anodyne · India(Santal) · "
• Dysentery · India(Ayurvedic) · "
• Laxative · India(Santal) · "
• Pleurisy · India(Santal) · "
• Pneumonia · India(Santal) · "
• Puerperium · India(Santal) · "
• Septicemia · India(Santal) · "

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

• Amorphophallus campanulatus tuber extract protects diabetic nephropathy in streptozotocin-induced diabetic nephropathy rat model by regulating oxidative stress and TNF-α inflammatory pathway. · 2024 source ↗
• Interactions between beef salt-soluble proteins and elephant foot yam (<i>Amorphophallus campanulatus</i>) flour in heat-induced gel matrix development. · 2020 source ↗
• NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECT OF <i>AMORPHOPHALLUS CAMPANULATUS</i> IN STZ INDUCED ALZHEIMER RAT MODEL. · 2016 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ASH
• BORON
• CALCIUM-OXALATE
• CARBOHYDRATES
• BETA-CAROTENE
• CITRATES
• COPPER
• FAT
• FIBER
• KILOCALORIES
• MANGANESE
• NIACIN
• OXALATE
• POTASSIUM
• PROTEIN
• RIBOFLAVIN

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

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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