Table 2 Traditional uses of some species of genus Arisaema

1

Arisaema amurense

Amur jack in pulpit

Tubers and rhizomes

It is used to cure rheumatism, ulcers of digestive tract, tumour, and is used against pests. It has also been used as pain killer and as anticonvulsant

Chung et al. (1995), Jung et al. (1996a, b), Zhao et al. (2010)

2

Arisaema Tortuosum

Whipcord cobra lily

Tubers

It is used to cure rheumatism, stomache, snake bite, piles, constipation, indigestion, abdominal pain, dysentery, contraceptive, nematodal infections, dog bite and liver infections. It is also used to cure inflammation, stress, wounds of cattle to kill parasites, gout, hyperuricemia, and is used to detect the poisonous effects of snake bite. It’s dried tubers are used in respiratory problems

Hussain et al. (2006), Sharma and Majumdar (2003), Jain et al. (2005), Uniyal and Shiva (2005), (Bhatt and Negi, 2006), Paulsamy et al. (2017), Choudhary et al. (2008), Gangwar et al. (2010), Kamble et al (2010), Suresh et al. (2011), Pragada et al. (2012), Nile and Park (2014)

3

Arisaema jaquemontii

Sap-ki booti or snake herb

Tubers

It is used to cure respiratory infections, intestinal worms, skin problems including pimples, blisters, ring worms, and is used as a massage on muscles to regain muscular strength. It is also used as anti convulsant and as antidote for snake bites.

Rao (1981), Bibi et al. (2010), Verma et al. (2012), Iqbal et al. (2018)

4

Arisaema leschenaultii

Dhei or cobra lily

Corm

It is used to treat urinary tract diseases, colitis, eczema, purging, gonorrhea, piles, haemorrhoids, syphills, round worm, sinus, wound healing, and skin diseases

Fyson (1932), Shaw and Will (1973), Agarwal (1997), Mathew (1999), Pallithanam and Mathew (1999)

5

Arisaema erubescens

Blushing cobra lily

Rhizome

Its rhizomes are used to in eliminating dampness, resolving phlegm, expelling wind, relieving convulsions, removing swelling and lumps and to elevate subsidence of induration. These rhizomes are also used for stomachic disorders

Zhu et al. (1999), Mao et al. (2001), Liu et al. (2011), Du et al. (2011)

6

Arisaema lobatum

Chinese cobra lily

Tubers

It is used against malaria, intestinal parasites, snake and insect bites in humans and animals

Zhu et al. (2013)

7

Arisaema cumbile

rhizomes

It is exploited to treat dermatitis and neurological disorders

Hu et al (2009), Sudan et al. (2014)

8

Arisaema franchetianum

Hugo aka cobra lily

Tubers

It is used for snake bites, used to elevate subsidence of induration, swelling, quicken blood-flow, relieve pains, and as anti-inflammatory. It has also been used to kill the intestinal parasites of humans and animals

Li et al. (2013), Zhu et al. (2013)

9

Arisaema calcareum, Arisaema serratum, A. asperatum, A. hetrophyllum

Rhizomes and tubers

These species are used to cure tumour, to kill pests, and as pain killer

Zhao et al. (2010)

10

Arisaema hetrophyllum, A. peninsulae, A. robustum, A. consaguineum and A. joponicum

Tubers, rhizome

Used as anticonvulsants

Jung et al. (1996a)