Dumb Cane

 


BOTANICAL  NAME : DIEFFENBACHIA

FAMILY: Araceae

SYNONYMS:

ENGLISH: Dieffenbachia

HINDI: Goonga bent

TAMIL: Ūmaikarumpu

TELUGU: Mūgaceraku

 

 

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS:

   All parts of Dieffenbachia contain irritant toxins including calcium oxalate needles


(raphides) and oxalic acid and possibly saponins, glycosides, alkaloids, proteolytic enzymes, protein-like substances and cyanogenic glycosides.

 

USES:

   Purify indoor air

   Analgesic

   Aphrodisiac

   Caustic

   Contraceptive

   Cyanogenic

   Insecticidal

   Rodenticide

   Vesicant

      Variegated leaves, not flowers, and also for its ability to purify indoor air.

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Dumb Cane