Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants
Arrowroot
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Maranta
Botanical name: Maranta arundinaceae Linn.
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Tuvaksheeri, Tugaksheeri
English: Arrowroot, West Indian arrowroot
Hindi: Tikhor
Malayalam: Koova, Vellakoova
Genus: Maranta
Botanical name: Maranta arundinaceae Linn.
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Tuvaksheeri, Tugaksheeri
English: Arrowroot, West Indian arrowroot
Hindi: Tikhor
Malayalam: Koova, Vellakoova
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
A perennial plant growing to about 2 feet (0.61 m) tall, arrowroot has small white flowers and fruits approximately the size and shape of currants. The rootstocks are dug when the plant is one year old, and often exceed 1 foot (30 cm) in length and 0.75 inches (19 mm) in diameter. They are yellowish white, jointed and covered with loose scales Koova underground rhizomes rich in vitamin.