Table 1.

Ethnomedicinal uses of major species of Amorphophallus.

Accepted Names	Common Names	Geographical Location	Plant Part Used	Traditional Uses	References
A. konjac K. Koch	Devil’s tongue	China, Japan, Southeast Asia	Corm	Detoxification, tumor-suppression, phlegm liquefaction, coughing, asthma, hernia, burns, breast pain, skin, and hematological disorders	[6]
A. paeoniifolius	Elephant foot yam, white spot giant arum	India	Corm	Anti-inflammatory, anti-hemorrhoidal, hemostatic, carminative, expectorant, digestive, stomachic, appetizer, anthelmintic, aphrodisiac, liver tonic, emmenagogue, hemorrhoids, rejuvenating and tonic, hemorrhages, coughing, vomiting	[9]
A. konjac K. Koch	-	China, Korea, Japan, Indonesia	Tuber	Liver diseases, asthma, piles, abdominal pains, rheumatism, and spleen enlargement	[10]
A. campanulatus (Roxb.) Blume	Pungapung, telingo potato, Elephant Yam	Bangladesh	Tuber	Piles, spleen enlargement, asthma, abdominal tumors, boils, abdominal pain, and acute rheumatism	[11]
A. muelleri	Porang	Indonesia	Leaves	Astringent, analgesic agent	[12]
A. bulbifer (Schott) Blume	Devil’s Tongue	India, Myanmar, Nepal	Rhizomes, petiole, and bulbils	Piles, gonorrhea, hemorrhoids, diarrhea, rheumatic muscular and joint pain	[13]
A. commutates var. wayanadensis	Dragon stalk yam	Tropical forest regions of peninsular India	Corms, tubers	Mouth diseases, antidote for snake bites, scabies, antibacterial, hepatoprotective	[14]