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Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Marachembu [മരച്ചേമ്പ്] in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Remusatia vivipara (Roxb.) Schott from the Araceae (Arum) family having the following synonyms: Arum viviparum, Colocasia vivipara, Remusatia formosana. For the possible medicinal usage of marachembu, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Marachembu in India is the name of a plant defined with Remusatia vivipara in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Caladium viviparum Nees (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Botanical Cabinet (1820)
· Meletemata Botanica (1832)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’
· Hortus Malabaricus (1703)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Marachembu, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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