Saonjo (Colocasia)
Colocasia esculenta
About Saonjo (Colocasia)
Saonjo (Colocasia) (Colocasia esculenta) is a herb used in the Malagasy Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Wound Healing, Digestive Issues, Constipation, and Skin Health, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Colocasia esculenta is a tropical plant grown primarily for it's edible corms, the root vegetables most commonly known as taro. It is believed to be one of the earliest cultivated plants. Linnaeus originally described two species which are now known as Colocasia esculenta and Colocasia antiquorum of the cultivated plants that are known by many names including eddoes, dasheen, taro and madumbi, but many later botanists consider them all to be members of a single, very...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist