Steinmetz:Maranta

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Maranta arundinacea (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to) Maranta arundinacea (and other species) Family Marantaceae English Names West-Indian Arrow root Bermuda Arrow root Maranta Natural Habitat South America West Indies Islands (especially St. Vincent); cultivated in Bengal Indonesia Philippines Part(s) Used Amylum Marantae (the starch of the rootstock)

Constituent(s) dextrin dextrose Action demulcent alexipharmic nutritive