Alocasia cucullata (Chinese taro) : medicinal properties in alcoholic extraction

Alocasia cucullata (Chinese taro, Chinese cabbage, Taro chinois, Chou chinois) — family Aracées.

Scientific synonyms : Arum cucullatum-Lour.

This database documents alcoholic (ethanol) extractions of active substances. Our monograph currently lists 2 indications in alcoholic extraction for this species. The Lapo v2 catalogue records 18 scientific references for this species (full detail in the application).

Important — scientific references on this public page: only a short excerpt of each cited source is shown (selected abstract sentences), kept in the original language of the publication (most often English), without translation. These excerpts are not the full article text and are not a complete bibliography. The full reference records and complete monographic detail are available in the Lapo v2 application (free 30-day trial).

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   Cancer: chemoprevention of malignant melanoma

   Plant part used: Tuber.

   Scientific references (short excerpts)

   Short excerpts only (not the full article). Full reference records are in the Lapo v2 application.

   • According to Zhou AC (2023)

     Excerpt To study the in vitro & in vivo antitumor effects of the polysaccharide of Alocasia cucullata (PAC) & the underlying mechanism. Conclusions: Long-time administration of PAC can significantly inhibit viability & promote apoptosis of tumor cells, & had obvious antitumor effect in tumor-bearing mice.

   • According to Author (n.d.)

     Excerpt BREVET: CN-102526379B: The present invention is a kind of preparation method of PTS Alocasia Cucullata extract, & it is with plant Alocasia cucullata -(Dour) -Schott) for raw material, & making can the activity extract of Therapeutic cancer. Adopt one or more techniques in the techniques such as solvent extraction method, solvent extraction, resin adsorption method, normal phase column chromatography method, reversed-phase column chromatography, gel chromatography, & be prepared into AC extract in conjunction with conventional drying method such as concentrate drying, lyophilization, spraying dry, the AC extract made is applied in treatment of cancer as anticancer active constituent.

   • According to Zhang N (2016)

     Excerpt Its tuber (Chinese name "jianweiyu") is a well-known ethnic medicine of the Zhuang nationality in China & is used to treat cancer, reduce swelling, for detoxification, & to ease pain. Alocasia cucullata Schott is mainly distributed in Guangxi, Guangdong, Sichuan, Guizhou, & Fujian Provinces in China.

   • According to Arbain D (2022)

     Excerpt The numerous biological activities of Alocasia species were also presented, which include anti-cancer, antidiabetic & antihyperglycaemic, antioxidant, antidiarrhoeal, antimicrobial & antifungal, antiparasitic (antiprotozoal & anthelminthic), antinociceptive & anti-inflammatory, brine shrimp lethality, hepatoprotective, anti-hemagglutinin, anti-constipation & diuretic, & radioprotective activities as well as acute toxicity studies. The genus Alocasia was reported to be able to produce a strong & high-quality anti-cancer compound, namely alocasgenoside B, although information on this compound is currently limited.

   • According to Kaur A (2005)

     Excerpt An N-acetyl-D-lactosamine (Lac-NAc) specific lectin from tubers of Alocasia cucullata was purified by affinity chromatography on asialofetuin-linked amino activated silica. It was a potent mitogen at 10 μg/ml towards human peripheral blood mononuclear cells with 50% growth inhibitory potential towards SiHa (human cervix) cancer cell line at 100 μg/ml.

Further indications (including other extraction modes where applicable), dosages, precautions for use, and the <strong>full scientific references</strong> (complete records, not only the short excerpts above) are available in the complete monographic record in the Lapo v2 application.