Arisarum vulgare

author(s) :  Faiza M. Hammouda, Husseiny A. H. Elgendy, Ibrahim A. El-Garf and Abdel-Fattah M. Rizk

Synonym

  • Arisarum vulgare Targ. Tozz., Ann. Mus. Firenze 2(2): 67 (1810); Boulos, Fl. Egypt4: 109 (2005).
  • Syn. Arum arisarum L., Sp. Pl., ed. 1, 966 (1753).

family name

ARACEAE

genus name

Arisarum

Earlier investigation of Arisarum vulgare, Arum italicum and Arum maculatum revealed the presence of alkaloids (coniine and conicine) and saponins (Chauliaguet et al.,1897; Hebert and Heim, 1898).

In Morocco, the tubers are consumed during periods of food scarcity and the roots are used in traditional medicine as an emeto-cathartic and against diseases of the respiratory tract.
However, the consumption of fresh plants by humans and animals often induces several toxic manifestations, such as irritation of the mucous membranes of the mouth, gastro-enteritis and allergic symptoms …

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