Arrowroot
Maranta arundinacea
About Arrowroot
Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) is a herb used in the Caribbean Folk Medicine tradition to help with Digestive Issues, Diarrhea, Wound Healing, and UTI. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Maranta arundinacea, also known as arrowroot, maranta, West Indian arrowroot, obedience plant, Bermuda arrowroot, araru, ararao or hulankeeriya, is a large, perennial herb found in rainforest habitats. Arrowroot flour is now produced commercially mostly in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Arrowroot was one of the earliest plants to be domesticated for food in northern South America, with evidence of exploitation or cultivation of the plant dating back to 8200 BCE.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist