Medicinal values of Amorphophallus species

The tribal community of Odisha is a treasure of traditional knowledge which is used to treat many diseases and disorders. They use diverse plant species along with wild tuberous plants for the same. Among them, Amorphophallus species are common and belongs to the family Araceae. Amorphophallus species are used both as food as well as a medicinal agent. The popularity of these species has declined in the urban areas, but it has some highly nutritional values, which makes it a potent wild food. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius is used in dysentery, stomach ache, piles, asthma, etc. It is also used as food in tribal areas. Amorphophallus bulbifer is also used to treat many ailments like rheumatism, skin infection, etc. The present study implies that particular Amorphophallus species have food and medicinal values which needs more documentation & bio-chemical works for value addition.