Colocasia Esculenta
(Colocasia esculenta [L.] Schott)

Tribe: Araceae
Simplisia Name: Rhizoma Colocasiae esculentae

Description
Cocolasia Esculenta generally cultivated, but occasionally grows wild and can be found up to a height of 2,000 m above sea level. Annual plant, with a height of 0,3-1,5 m. Pseudo stem, cylindrical, rod in the ground to form tubers, soft, light brown. single leaf, wide, cylindrical shaped stemmed by 50-75 cm long, violet-colored, out of the base 4-5. Blade heart-shaped leaves elongated, flat edge, pointed tip, grooved base, 40-60 cm long, 20-30 cm wide, pinnate bone, thick, water-resistant surface on (waterproof), dark green. Single flower, leaf out of the armpit, white. Fruit is round, yellow. Seeds round, small, grooved, green color.
Tubers can be eaten with steamed way. If eaten raw, mouth and throat would itch.

The nature and Benefits
Sweet and spicy taste, is neutral. Tubers slightly toxic, potent anti-inflammatory, reduces swelling. Leaves and stems astringent potent, anti-inflammatory.

Chemical Ingredients
Tubers and stems contain flour, villose, polyphenols and saponins. Leaves contain polyphenols.

Part used
All the medicinal plants.

How to Use
For drugs taken, boiled tubers of 60-120 g or petiole 15-60 g.
For external use, wash the next leaf stalks, then milled until smooth. Spread on a sick place.