Arrowroot leaves
The name may stem from the word for meal of meals(aru-aru)in the language of the West Indies Arawak people, Others believe the name comes from arrowroot's use in treating wounds from poison arrows.
Regional Traditions :African *
Central and South America *
Arrowroot has been a eaten as a root starch vegetable for thousands of years,and the fine grained powder was used in early paper making.