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Elephant Foot Yam (Jimikand / Surana)

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

ଓଲୁଅ (Olua)जिमीकंद (Jimikand) / सूरन (Suran)Surana
Family
Araceae
Origin
Tropical Asia
Plant Type
Herb
Habitat
Outdoor

About the Plant

Robust clump-forming giant herb with enormous depressed-globose corms; solitary pinnatisect umbrella-like leaf with tripartite lobes, and massive foul-smelling dark-purple spathe.

Traditional Uses

Hemorrhoids, portal hypertension, sluggish digestion, and obesity

Parts Used

Purified corms

Ayurvedic Properties

  • Rasa: Katu, Kashaya
  • Guna: Laghu, Ruksha, Teekshna
  • Virya: Ushna
  • Vipaka: Katu

Health Benefits

  • Cures hemorrhoids, improves portal circulation, stimulates sluggish bowel, and treats obesity

Precautions

Raw corm causes severe oral and throat stinging; must be boiled with tamarind or buttermilk

Interesting Facts

Known as 'Jimikand'; hailed in Ayurvedic surgery texts as the greatest dietary medicine for hemorrhoids