| 翻訳と辞書 | Muktaphala The muktaphala or muktā-phala〔so spelled in the ''Encyclopaedia Indica'', p. 132)〕 is a plant, also known as the cobra lily,〔Described (with a photograph of its fruit) on p. 164 of Christian Rätsch et al. : ''Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas''. Rochester (VT), 2002.〕 of the genus ''Arisaema''.〔''Arisaema utile'' ((Sikkim cobra lily ))〕  It is also known as the 'liberating fruit' and the 'pearl fruit.〔Figuratively, a 'pearl', though this latter is also spelled /mukta-hala/-- Linda Beth Hess : ''The Bijak of Kabir''. Oxford U Pr, 2002. p. 179, n. 34.2〕
 Somewhat similar in appearance to a husked maize ear,〔(''Arisaema tortuosum'' )〕 the berry is strongly psychoactive, and is highly favored in Nepal as a means of creating visionary trips. The rhizome of ''Arisaema utile'' is used against cancer,〔(www.siu.edu )〕  possessing "anti-proliferative activity ... to prevent cancer".〔(www.physoc.org )〕
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