Maranta arundinacea

Maranta. Arrow root. Maranta arundinacea. W. 1.13. Foecula radicis. The fecula of the root. 

Arrowroot Starchy—In the West Indies the roots of Maranta arundinacea are utilized for the preparation of arrowroot. The long, jointed, tap-shaped roots are first soaked in water and washed, then peeled with knives to remove tlie skin which contains a resin that would communicate an unpleasant taste to the starch, and also discolour it. The roots are then pulped by cnishing them, and the pulp is washed through perforations in a cylinder with water to separate the fibre. The milk is filtered through muslin, settled and washed repeatedly, and finally dried in shallow copper pans covered with muslin to keep out dust. The roots yield about 19 per cent, of starch aud give 22 cwts. of air-dried starch, containing 14 per cent, of moisture, per acre. 

Under these two beings there are several plants the pampapatiquina, which people have near their houses as a defence against sorcery the yaku-oregano, used for ritual baths to restore the tranquillity of a patient and shimipampana del bianco [Maranta arundinacea], used to tame wild animals and to calm people of bad character. 

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Maranta arundinacea is grown in South America, the West Indies, Mexico and Elorida. The American Indians used it to heal wounds made by poisoned arrows, which probably accounts for its name. 

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