Article Nº 0254 Plant Vol. I · p. 145
Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
Original title: Araruta (Maranta arundinacea)
Arrowroot, cultivated at Madalena, where starch is extracted from its roots and used in broths as a restorative.
A species of the family Zingiberaceae, cultivated at Madalena (‘Magdalene’). The method used there to extract the starch is to crush the roots in tubs and then wash the resulting pulp; this pulp is passed through sieves and finally put out in the sun to dry. Arrowroot, or farinha de substância, is widely used in broths as a restorative.
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