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Go BackCaladium bicolor
| BINOMIAL NAME | Caladium bicolor |
| COMMON NAME | Heart of Jesus |
| FAMILY | Areaceae |
| TAMIL NAME | சீமை கிழங்கு |
| HABIT | Herbaceous |
| MORPHOLOGY | It is large, heart or lance-shaped leaves with striking green, white, pink, and red blotching. |
| MEDICINAL PROPERTIES | • It treats facial paralysis. • It treats tumours. • It cures sore throats. • Treats toothache. • Treats constipation. • It acts as antiseptic and insecticide. |
| SOURCE | • https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/121808 • Caladium bicolor (a) whole plant (b) broad heart-shape leaf • https://www.researchgate.net › figure › Caladium-bicolor-... |
