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Colocasia and Alocasia species

Description: All plants in these groups have large leaves, sometimes up to 1.8 meters tall, that grow from a very short stem. The rootstock is thick and fleshy and filled with starch.

Habitat and Distribution: These plants grow in the humid tropics. Look for them in fields and near homesites and villages.

Edible Parts: All parts of the plant are edible when boiled or roasted. When boiling, change the water once to get rid of any poison.

CAUTION

If eaten raw, these plants will cause a serious inflammation of the mouth and throat.
Health Source: Medicinal Plants
Author: Health Dictionary

Bat Ears

The term commonly applied to prominent ears. The condition may be familial, but this is by no means the rule. Strapping the ears ?rmly back has no e?ect and is merely an embarrassment to the child. Where the patient wishes it, the condition can be recti?ed by plastic surgery.... bat ears

Ears

Middle ear inflammation. See: OTITIS MEDIA. External ear inflammation. See: OTITIS EXTERNA. Glue ear. See: OTITIS MEDIA, SECRETORY FORM. ... ears

Ears, Pinning Back Of

See otoplasty.... ears, pinning back of

Ringing In The Ears

See tinnitus.... ringing in the ears

Syringing Of Ears

The flushing out of excess earwax or a foreign body from the outer ear canal by introducing water from a syringe into the ear canal.... syringing of ears

Protruding Ears

(otapostasis) external ears that stick out from the head more than average owing to absence of the antihelical fold of the *pinna. This is a normal variant but can be surgically corrected if desired using an *otoplasty operation. It was previously known as bat ears.... protruding ears

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