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Giant Taro
Alocasia macrorrhiza
Giant Taro
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Australia, Java, Samoa, Hawaii, Malaya, China, Egypt, India
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Anodyne, Antidote(Urticaria), Arthritis, Astringent
Science studied: ALPHA-ALANINE, AMYLOSE, ASH, ASPARAGINE
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: Alocasia macrorrhiza
Common names: Giant Taro
History
The source record documents this plant in Australia, Java, Samoa, Elsewhere, Hawaii, Malaya, China, Egypt and 6 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Anodyne
- Antidote(Urticaria)
- Arthritis
- Astringent
- Burn
- Cough
- Cyanogenetic
- Miasma
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- Nettle
- Poison
- Rubefacient
- Sore
- Stimulant
- Sunburn
- Ache(Tooth)
- Tumor
- Bite(Scorpion)
- Rheumatism
- Ache(Ear)
- Antidote(Laportea)
- Aphrodisiac
- Diarrhea
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Australia
- Java
- Samoa
- Elsewhere
- Hawaii
- Malaya
- China
- Egypt
- India
- "
- Fiji
- IO
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- MH
- SC
Documented cultural uses
- Anodyne
- Antidote(Urticaria)
- Arthritis
- Astringent
- Burn
- Cough
- Cyanogenetic
- Miasma
- Nettle
- Poison
- Rubefacient
- Sore
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- Stimulant
- Sunburn
- Ache(Tooth)
- Tumor
- Bite(Scorpion)
- Rheumatism
- Ache(Ear)
- Antidote(Laportea)
- Aphrodisiac
- Diarrhea
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
- Antiproliferative piperidine alkaloids from the leaves of Alocasia macrorrhiza. · 2024 source ↗
- Antiproliferative piperidine alkaloids from giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhiza) · 2024 source ↗
- Antioxidant activity of fresh and processed bore (Alocasia macrorrhiza), guasca (Galinsoga parviflora) and nopal (Opuntia ficus indica) as potential edible plants · 2025 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALPHA-ALANINE
- AMYLOSE
- ASH
- ASPARAGINE
- BORON
- CALCIUM
- CALCIUM-OXALATE
- CARBOHYDRATES
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CITRIC-ACID
- DEHYDROASCORBIC-ACID
- FAT
- FIBER
- FLAVOPROTEIN
- GLUCOSE
- BETA-GLUCOSIDASE
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- GLUTAMINE
- IRON
- BETA-LECTINS
- MAGNESIUM
- MALATES
- MANGANESE
- NIACIN
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- STARCH
- SUCCINATES
- SUCCINIC-ACID
- SULFUR
- THIAMIN
- TRIGLOCHIN
- COPPER
- OXALIC-ACID
- KILOCALORIES
- OXALATE
- PROTEIN
- ALUMINUM
- CYTOCHROME-B-3
- FRUCTOSE
- HCN
- ISOTRIGLOCHIN
- MALIC-ACID
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SODIUM
- SUCROSE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- SUGAR
- ZINC
- CITRATES
- WATER
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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