Description
ELEPHANT FOOT YARM (AMORPHOPHALLUS PAEONIIFOLIUS)
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, the elephant foot yam or whitespot giant arum, is a tropical tuber crop grown primarily in Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the tropical Pacific islands. Because of its production potential and popularity as a vegetable in various cuisines, it can be raised as a cash crop.
Elephant foot yam has many health benefits: Regulates the cholesterol: Elephant foot yam (jimikand) has a powerful anti-inflammatory compound which reduces bad cholesterol and prevents heart diseases. (Read more- What is Cholesterol) Control diabetes: Elephant foot yam is very beneficial for diabetic patients.
Uses
The elephant-foot yam is widely used in Indian medicine and is recommended as a remedy in all three of the major Indian medicinal systems: Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani. The corm is prescribed in those systems for a variety of ailments. The tuber is reported to be useful in treatment of piles.
