In this news article, read all about the Yaipan plant, how its price rises suddenly and how rare this plant is available in the market. Do you know this Yaipan Plant ( Scientific name: Cucurma Angustifolia) is also called the Indian Arrowroot, and in another language it is also known as koova, tikhir, Kutupah, and so on. This plant is rarely found in the market, and its flowering season is once a year, ie in between March to June, in the mountainous regions where there are temperature ranges at or above 1 degree Celsius and in the moist, sandy, loamy type of soil. It has a medical value practiced culturally in some parts of the world. On this, many research scholars and Plant scientists also stated in international media that there is attention to more scientific research in the future.
More info about this Yaipan Plant
How do we call Yaipan in English?
In English, we call this plant the East Indian Arrowroot. Moreover, due to its turmeric-like leaves, it is also called the narrow-leaf turmeric plant
This species of plant is belongs to the family Zingiberaceae and is also a perennial herb that is perennial and it blooms as a flower with four funnel-shaped bracts. Its height typically ranges between 0.9 to 1.2 m. You may find this kind of rhizomatous herb in the Subcontinent mountainous regions as a wild. As we see from the ground report that this play do flowering season from March of the rainy season. The flower will last for some days, and it will produce leaves and after the leaves dry, a new flower blooms. As this plant is asexual, it can reproduce more plants and more rhizomes also.
If you want to plant this herb at home, you can do it by vegetative propagation. After the plantation, make sure you give proper water whenever required. As soon as you supplied more water, it began to grow, reproduced faster and also flowered earliest as expected. How prices of Yaipan rise? As we see on the market today at Imphal in connection with the Cheiraoba Festival, the price of this plant rises to Rs. Fifty for 3 flowers. As this plant is a rare herb, it is early to get such a plant in March, so the price may rise. However, when April comes, its prices also start declining.
Where is this plant grown in India?
In Country like India, you will find this plant being grown in Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Madhya pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa,etc.Apart from India, this plant is also found grown in country like Bangladesh, Laos , Nepal ,Pakistan,etc.
Where is this plant used and how?
These plants can be used as food, and they can be found in Cakes, biscuits, puddings, etc as ingredients. It has been stated by various research scholars that this Yaipan plants ingredients are also used alternative to breast milk for babies due to its nutritional values. In Cooking also it can be prepared with veg or nonveg also.
The rhizome i.e, the Underground stem, is an edible part of this plant as well as the flowers. You can prepare the curry in various styles.
People in Manipur love to eart this Yaipan as dish, bora , eromba or as a champhut items in meals also.
Medicinal value : Many of the people beilieve that this plants has a medical value and in ayurveda scence this herb is used to cure Tuberclulosis, Burnign sensation, cough ,digestive problems, skin problems, weight loss,kidney problems, athelet foot,etc. You may also ask to any nearby ayurvedic doctor or experts about this plants for more information.