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Arrowroot—Maranta arundinacea L.

EDIS, 2003
This document provides an overview of arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea L.), detailing its origins, varieties, and cultivation methods. Arrowroot is a versatile plant whose rhizomes are used fresh or processed into flour.
James M. Stephens
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Produção de Maranta arundinacea e Myrosma cannifolia em sistema agroflorestal

Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 2021
A cultura alimentar, o uso e a proteção da biodiversidade devem ser incentivados visando garantir a segurança, a soberania e a saúde alimentar. A araruta faz parte do nosso patrimônio cultural, tendo sido cultivada e consumida por populações pré ...
Cristina Maria Castro, Antonio Carlos Pries Devide   +1 more
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Effects of ethanolic extract of arrowroot tubers (maranta arundinacea l.) on the level of MDA, SGPT and SGOT in ethanol induced rats [PDF]

JKKI (Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Indonesia), 2017
Background : The exposure of free radicals can induce oxidative stress. In the liver, this process will cause impaired liver function. Oxidative stress can be inhibited by antioxidants. Arrowroot tubers (Maranta arundinacea) contains phenolic, flavonoid,
Muhammad Reza Ramadhani, Mochammad Saiful Bachri, Wahyu Widyaningsih   +2 more
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Phytochemical Screening, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Studies of Various Extracts of Maranta arundinacea L rhizomes

RADS Journal of Biological Research & Applied Science, 2023
Background: Due to widespread availability, low cost, safety, and little side effects, herbal medications are now more often used than ever before. Medicinal plants with various pharmacological effects may be found in a variety of places in nature.
Muhammad Khalid Saeed, Naseem Zahra, Asma Saeed, Khurrum Shehzad, Shaista Nawaz, Syed Hussain Imam Abdi, Quratulain Syed   +6 more
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FUNCIONALES PROPERTIES SAGO STARCH (Maranta arundinacea)

Biotecnología en el Sector Agropecuario y Agroindustrial, 2014
Maranta arundinacea sago whose rhizome is used in parts of Colombian for the production of products intended for human consumption. Starch was extracted and determined the functional properties of starches presented high water capacity % CRA (162,8% for
Clemente Granados C, Luis Enrique Guzman C, Diofanor Acevedo C, María Díaz M., Ana Herrera A   +4 more
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Propiedades funcionales del almidon de sagu (maranta arundinacea) [PDF]

Biotecnología en el Sector Agropecuario y Agroindustrial, 2014
El sagú (Maranta arundinacea) cuyo rizoma es utilizado en algunas zonas de Colombia para la elaboración de productos destinados a la alimentación humana. Se extrajo el almidón y se determinaron las propiedades funcionales, los almidones presentaron alta
Diofanor Acevedo, Luis Enrique Guzman, Clemente Granados Conde, María Díaz, Ana Herrera   +4 more
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Probiotic encapsulation using porous starch from arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)

Food Chemistry Advances
Encapsulation is a technique used to protect active compounds and probiotics from environmental stressors. Lactobacillus spp. are beneficial bacteria widely used in functional foods due to their health-promoting properties.
Tarisa Roikhanatul Firdaus, Yudi Pranoto, Wolfram Manuel Brueck, Lucia Dhiantika Witasari   +3 more
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PROPIEDADES FUNCIONALES DEL ALMIDON DE SAGU (Maranta arundinacea)

Biotecnología en el Sector Agropecuario y Agroindustrial
El sagú (Maranta arundinacea) cuyo rizoma es utilizado en algunas zonas de Colombia para la elaboración de productos destinados a la alimentación humana.
CLEMENTE GRANADOS C, LUIS ENRIQUE GUZMAN C, DIOFANOR ACEVEDO C, MARÍA DÍAZ M, ANA HERRERA A   +4 more
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The gastroprotective effects of arrowroot tuber starch (Maranta arundinacea L.) on ethanol-induced gastric damages in rats [PDF]

Pharmaciana, 2020
Empirically, arrowroot tubers (Maranta arundinacea L.) have been widely used in the treatment of gastric ulcers. They are known to contain carbohydrates and flavonoids that play a role in reducing inflammation.
Vella Lailli, Moch Saiful Bachri, Wahyu Widyaningsih   +2 more
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Assessment of the socio‐economic impacts associated with the arrival of apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) in Mwea irrigation scheme, Kenya

Pest Management Science, Volume 79, Issue 11, Page 4343-4356, November 2023., 2023
Rice production in Mwea irrigation scheme, Kenya is being threatened by the invasive freshwater snail, Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck) (Ampullariidae). The cost of hired labor for physical removal of egg masses and adult snails is resulting in substantial negative effects on net income. Strategies to manage snail spread are urgently needed.
Kate L. Constantine, Fernadis Makale, Idah Mugambi, Duncan Chacha, Harrison Rware, Alexander Muvea, Vincent K. Kipngetich, Justice Tambo, Adewale Ogunmodede, Djami Djeddour, Corin F. Pratt, Ivan Rwomushana, Frances Williams   +12 more
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