INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACY & LIFE SCIENCES (Int. J. of Pharm. Life Sci.) A Review on Amorphophallus species: Important Medicinal Wild Food Crops of Odisha

Wild tuber crops are a paramount wild food among tribal communities of Odisha. The aboriginals collected different types of wild tubers and store them for off agriculture seasons, food scarcity and medicinal purposes. The major wild tuber crops are belongs to family Dioscoreaceae and Araceae in Odisha. Among them, genus Amorphophallus belongs to family Araceae, are important as per availability and consumption rate. The literature survey revealed that species of this genus are used against different types of microbial infections and other diseases due to possess different types of bioactive compounds. The present work highlights the nutritional and pharmacological activity of Amorphophallus species available in Odisha, with giving attention to conserve this wild food plants for sustainable development.

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