Traditional Herbs from Maranta arundinacea

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Pound 80 g of dried arrowroot tubers until they become powder. Boil the powder with enough tamarind in 2 glasses of water until it becomes porridge.
Eat the porridge all at once, once a day.

vaginal discharge": ["Take 100 g of arrowroot tuber powder and 30 g of dried pomegranate peel. Boil it in 2 glasses of water until it becomes mush. Separate the skin pomegranate then eat the pulp. Consume it once a day.

diarrhea

Take 25 g of dried arrowroot rhizomes and 1 glass of water.
Boil the rhizomes for 15 minutes then squeeze.
Add \u00bd g salt , stir well then drink all at once.

What is Maranta arundinacea Looks like??

Parts of Maranta arundinacea that could be used

Leaves
Rhizomes

Maranta arundinacea Distribution

Garut plants are thought to originate from Central America and northern South America, western Ecuador. However, now spread in various regions around the tropics, including Indonesia, Garut is often cultivated to take its tubers as food, especially for babies or people who are just convalescing because it is easier to digest.
Agroecology of Maranta arundinacea
Arrowroot plants grow in moist soil with a pH of 5.5-6.5, fertile soil and like sunny areas or in the shade with an annual temperature of 23-29°C. This plant grows well on plains with an altitude of up to 1,000 m above sea level and high rainfall of 1,500-2,000 mm/year.
Morphology of Maranta arundinacea

Rhizomes are fleshy, cylindrical, white or reddish.
Stems are soft, erect, thin, branched a lot towards the tip.
Leaves are hard, branched, alternate, leaf stalks are midrib at the base, leaf blades are ovate to oval, green or sometimes striped with white or reddish purple.
Flowers are panicle-shaped, grow at the end of the stem, white.
Fruit is oval, dark red, glabrous to hairy.

Cultivation of Maranta arundinacea

Tubers,\u00a0it is best to choose tubers with 3 nodes, plant them in shade.
Once they are tall enough, move to land without shade.
Harvest when they are 12 months old.
Planting is usually done in October.

Maranta arundinacea, more details :

Chemical Content of Maranta arundinacea
Flavonoids, alkaloids, tannins, glycosides, steroids, phenols, saponins, cardiac glycosides.
Benefits of Maranta arundinacea
Antipyretic, anti-diarrhea, increases breast milk, medicine for bladder infections, antidote to poison (insect bites, poisonous snakes), increases appetite, diarrhea, vaginal discharge, stomach acid.
Simplisia of Maranta arundinacea

Prepare the arrowroot rhizomes and wash them thoroughly with running water.
Dry them for a few days. Once dry, grind them until they become powder.
Store in an airtight and sterile container.

Another Facts for Maranta arundinacea :

Synonym of Maranta arundinacea
Maranta indica Tussac, Maranta ramosissima Wall., Maranta sylvatica Roscoe ex Sm.
Habitus of Maranta arundinacea
Herb. Annual herb, 50-100 cm high
Habitat of Maranta arundinacea