Schott.Family: Araceae.
Habitat: Bengal, Chhota Nagpur, Ranchi, Purnea, Vishakhapatnam and Tamil Nadu.
Ayurvedic: Vajrakanda.Folk: Kharhar (Uttar Pradesh).Action: Anti-inflammatory (well- ground tubers are rubbed on swellings of the extremities). Seeds—externally applied to bruises. The tubers are poisonous (can be eaten after several boilings).
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