Arrow Root🌱

Hello Friends 😀👋

Today I have something extremly Cool and Yes!! Such a rare and unique vegetable😍

It's all about Arrow Roots or கூகை கிழங்கு

Let's learn😎🤠the answers for these questions 

✓How it grows in our 💚 space? &

✓How to harvest it?

Actually it is a beautiful foliage plant ☘️ and also the bulbs or root is edible 😀 It looks very similar like a turmeric plant. Arrowroots are perennial herb 🌿 that grows for about 3 to 5 feets in height.  They are available all over the world 🌎 and in India these Arrowroots are mostly cultivated in Assam, West Bengal and also in Kerala. Arrowroots are typically processed and used in powder form called arrowroot flour. They are used to cook both sweet and sovoury dishes.

*The ideal time to start arrow root is during April -May. 

*There is no seeds for growing them, instead we can cut the arrow root into pieces of about 4-7 cms.

*Dig a hole and fill it with manure (recommended:cow dung/goat or chicken manure)

*They like soil that is well draining.

No need to water them very often. It's even better to water them once per week.

*They are shade loving too. So, moderate sunlight is enough at the same time make sure that they receive proper sunlight.

*Insufficient sunlight may slow down their growth.

*Monitoring and removing the old and diseased leaves will promote the growth of new leaves.

*Within 4-6 months leaves of this plant will turn yellowish brown and that's the perfect time for us to harvest 😊🤠

Medicinal Value:

✓Easily digestible

✓Low in Calories

✓Helful for people with diabetes

✓Cures digestive disorders

✓Regulates blood pressure

✓They are also kidney friendly!! What?? Yes😀the amount of potassium present in arrowroot helps in clearing the waste & toxins from our kidney.

✓Arrowroots enhances our skin health too!! Really¿😍Yess ..since they are enriched with skin healing nutrients that treats acne scars, rashes and pigmentation. You can use them as a face mask 😉 to restore and bring back the natural glow.

✓Are you allergic with gluten? Then here is the best alternative for you. Arrowroot flour can be your healthy alternative for wheat 🌾 & corn🌽 flour.

✓And also it is an effective traditional remedy for treating diarrhoea. Super cool food for new born babies 😋 which will help them for good digestion and will boost their immunity.

I think it's enough for today😅let's learn more about cooking recipes 🍳 and extraction process of Arrowroot flour in our home and let's taste them 💚 in our future updates.

Until then stay tuned with GIFTA🕊️SEEDS, if there is any queries feel free to mention them in the comments below.

And yes!! if you feel it useful don't forget to share it with your friends and families whom you care the most and to people who wish to care for Nature💚

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