Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Arrowroot

Plant

Family

Marantaceae

English

Arrowroot, Bermuda arrowroot, Maranta, Obedience plant, West-indian arrowroot

Latin

Maranta arundinacea L.

Plantparts

Root tuber, Underground stem, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal pain, Anti-diabetic, Antidiabetic activity, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Bellyache, Bellypain, Bite of poisonous insect, Convalescence, Diabetes, diabetes mellitus, diaorrhea, diarrhea, diarrhoea, gastralgia, good for the stomach, Intermittent fever, snakebite, Snake bites, Stomach ache, Stomach aches, stomach atony, stomach debility, stomachic, stomach lassitude, Stomach pain, stomach pains, stomach tonic, sugar diabetis, Used in the treatment of snake bites, weak stomach

Other uses

Baby Powder, Bed bugs, Cimicidae, driving out bedbugs, Powder for small children, vermin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)

Ingredients

 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, ascorbic acid, ash, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Chlorogenic acid, fat, Fibres, iron, Lignan, Niacin, phosphorus, protein, Protocatechuic acid, Quercetin, salicylate, starch, sugars, Vanillic acid, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, water, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn6240

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