Xanthosoma sagittifolium
Caribbean and West African food plant with medicinal leaf preparations. Heated leaf applied as poultice for boils and abscesses in Caribbean folk medicine. Rhizome (corm) eaten as staple food after cooking. Contains calcium oxalate — must be cooked.
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Raw plant causes intense mouth burning (calcium oxalate). Cooked form safe.
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