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Alternate English names: dasheen [root] eddo [root]

Alternate Chinese names: 芋艿 yù nǎi; 芋奶 yù nǎi; 芋根 yù gēn; 土芝 tǔ zhī; 蹲鸱 dūn chī; 芋 yù; 羊奶 yáng nǎi

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

Use: Alimentary

Properties: Acrid and sweet; balanced; toxic*.

Channel entry: Intestine and stomach channels.*

Actions and indications: Disperses scrofula and disperses binds. Treats scrofula; toxin swellings; abdominal glomus lump; oxhide lichen (niú pí xiǎn); burns and scalds.

Notes: For medicinal purposes, taro is used in dried form. For culinary purposes, it is used fresh.

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