DICTIONARY OF PLANTS
Used in Cambodia

TYPHONIUM (Araceae)
Typhonium trilobatum (L.) Schott
Stalkless herb, with subglobulous tubers reaching 2 cms in diameter, of the wet places of tropical Asia. In Cambodia, the small tubers are used fresh under the form of poultice applied on snake bites. They would have the property to remove the poison. The big tubers are part of a remedy against cough.
អាចម៍ឆ្ពឹស
ឈោ្មះស្មៅតូចម្យ៉ាងស្ទើរគ្មានដើម មាន មើមរាងមូលឬទ្រវែងវិជ្ឈមាត្រប្រហែល២ស.ម. ដុះលើដីសើមៗមិនអាស៊ីក្ដៅ ។ តាមក្បួនឱសថបុរាណខ្មែរ គេប្រើមើមតូចៗ ធ្វើថ្នាំបំពោកលើកន្លែងពស់ចឹក ។ គេជឿថាមើមនេះអាចជញ្ជក់ពិសចេញ ។ មើមធំៗ អាចផ្សំធ្វើថ្នាំក្អក ។
French
Herbe acaule, à tubercules subglobuleux atteignant 2 cm de diamètre, des endroits humides de l’Asie tropicale. Au Cambodge, les petits tubercules sont utilisés, à l’état frais sous forme de cataplasme à appliquer sur la morsure des serpents. Ils auraient la propriété d’en enlever les poisons. Les gros tubercules entrent dans la préparation d’un remède contre la toux.
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NK : ach chhpëhs អាចម៍ឆ្ពឹស