Colocasia esculenta is a traditional crop (Family Araceae), also known as Arvi & Ghuiya. It is a herbaceous perennial plant cultivated as annuals. The large green leaves are often described as 'elephant's ear'. Leaves contain calcium oxalate, fibers, minerals (calcium, phosphorus, etc.) and starch, vitamin A, B, C, thiamine, Gallic acid, Quercetin and -sitosterol. Traditionally, Leaf juice is stimulant, expectorant, astringent, otalgia and applied over scorpion sting or snake bite. Petiole juice is used as, ear ache, otorrhoea, and stimulant, rubefacient. Juice of corm is used in alopecia,...

Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas are a biologically heterogeneous group of cancers. They are a major cause of cancer morbidity and mortality worldwide and are characterized by a multi-phasic and multi-factorial aetiopathogenesis. Head and neck cancers, 90% of which are squamous cell carcinomas, rank 6th among all malignancies. Oral cancer is a subtype of head and neck cancers. The most frequently detected genetic alteration in cancers of the oral cavity is the loss of tumor suppressor protein such as p53, anti proliferative proteins, and the products of retinoblastoma gene (pRb). This...