In this news article, read all about the Yaipan, the arrowroot plant, how its price rises suddenly, and how rare this plant is in the market. Do you know that this Yaipan Plant ( Scientific name: Curcuma angustifolia) is also called the Indian Arrowroot, and in other languages 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 and June, in mountainous regions where there are temperature ranges at or above 1 degree Celsius and ie moist, sandy, loamy type of soil. It has a medical value practised 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 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 and 1.2 m. You may find this kind of rhizomatous herb in the Subcontinent’s mountainous regions as a wild plant. As we see from the ground report that this play do flowering season from March during the rainy season. The flowers will last for some days, and it will produce leaves; after the leaves dry, a new flower blooms. As this plant is asexual, it can reproduce more plants and more rhizomes.
If you want to plant this herb at home, you can do it by vegetative propagation. After planting, make sure you give proper water whenever required. As soon as you supply more water, it begins to grow, reproduces faster, and also flowers earlier as expected. How prices of Yaipan rising? As we see in 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 countries like India, you will find this plant being grown in Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, etc. Apart from India, this plant is also found growing in countries 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 the Yaipan plant’s ingredients are also used as an alternative to breast milk for babies due to their nutritional values. In cooking, it can also be prepared with veg or non-veg.
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 eat this Yaipan as a dish, bora eromba, or as a champhut item meal also.
Medicinal value.. Many people believe that this plant has medicinal value, and in Ayurveda, the herb is used to cure tuberculosis, burning sensations, digestive problems, skin problems, weight loss, kidney problems, athlete’s foot, etc. You may also ask any nearby Ayurvedic doctor experts about these plants for more information.