Haopan
| Scientific Name | |
| Group : | Angiosperm (Monocotyledon) |
| Family : | Araceae |
| Genus : | Amorphophallus |
| Species : | campanulatus Blume ex. Decne. |
| Common Name | |
| English Name : | Elephant foot yam |
| Hindi Name : | Zaminkand |
| Manipuri Name : | Haopan |
| Other Details | |
| Habit : | Rhizomatous herb |
| Parts Use : | Leaf |
| Preparation : | Fresh petiole crushed with water for juice. Tender petioles are edible. Corms are edible and crushed for paste. |
| Mode of use : | Fresh |
| Ingredients : | Corms contain betulinic acid, b-sitosterol, stigmasterol, triacontane and b-sitosterol palmitate. Corms are irritant due to the composition of the corms is as arginine, histidine, leucine, lysine, methionine and valine. |
| Ailment Treated : | The juice of the fresh petiole is given in insect-bite and tumours. Dried petiole is used for bleeding piles. Corms are astringent, irritant, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, carminative, appetizer, stomachic and liver tonic. |
| Source : | Cultivated and marketable. |
Haopan
Haopan