Details of Colocasia esculenta


Summary
Statewise availability
Phytochemicals
  • Scientific Name:Colocasia esculenta
  • Genus:Colocasia
  • Species:esculenta
  • Family:Aslepidaceae
  • Synonym:
Ailments cured
Plant parts and method of its use
Vernacular name
  • Leaves : Extract taken orally
  • Arunachal Pradesh : Yichi
  • Chattisgarh : Kachalu
  • Goa : Aalu
  • Jharkhand : Kochu
  • Karnataka : Kesavegadde
  • Lakshawadeep : Taro
  • Maharastra : Alu
  • Meghalaya : La wang
  • Punjab : Dhaniyaa
  • Rajasthan : Arbi
  • Tripura : Fan kochu (Taro)
  • West Bengal : Ban Kachu