The efficacy and function of purple taro

Purple taro is very familiar to everyone. It has a long history and has good effects on regulating the body and treating diseases. It is a good choice for health preservation. Let’s take a look together.

[Other names] Water taro, wild taro, southeast taro, tiger Guangcai

[Source] Medicinal material source: the tubers and leaves of the Araceae plant purple taro.

[Original form] Purple taro, perennial herb. The tubers are thick. The small bulbs are lateral and obovate, with brown fibrous roots on the surface. There are 1-5 leaves, growing from the top of the tuber, 1-1.2m high; the petiole is cylindrical, gradually tapering upwards, purple-brown; the leaf blade is peltate, ovate-arrow-shaped, 40-50cm long, 25-30cm wide, dark green, with a curved notch at the base, thick lateral veins, and wavy edges. Inflorescence stalk is single, the exposed part is 12-15cm long, 1cm thick, the tip is dirty green, and the rest is the same color as the petiole. Spathe tube is 4.5-7.5cm long, 2-2.7cm thick, green or purple, constricted upwards; the eave is thick, rolled into a horn, 19-20cm long, golden yellow, and opened in front of the base, about 5cm long and 1.5-2.5cm thick; the spadix is ​​unisexual; the female inflorescence at the base is 3-4.5cm long and 1.2cm thick, the ovary is green, slightly laterally flattened, the stigma is umbilical, yellow-green, 4-5 shallowly lobed, 1-chambered, and the ovaries are interspersed with rod-shaped sterile neutral flowers, yellow, truncated; the male inflorescence is 3.5-5.7cm long and 6-8mm thick, and the male flowers are yellow; the appendages are horn-shaped, 2cm long, 0.4cm thick, with fine grooves. Flowering period is from July to September.

[Habitat distribution] It is cultivated in Guizhou, Yunnan and other places in my country.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; cold

【Functions and indications】 Dispersing nodules and relieving swelling; dispelling wind and detoxifying. Mainly used for breast abscess, nameless swelling, urticaria, furuncle, mouth ulcer, burns and scalds

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above only introduces some of the effects and functions of purple taro. In fact, it also has other effects, which I will not introduce here one by one. If you are interested, you can take a look at the effects and matters recorded in medical books.