Arrowroot Powder, Maranta arundinacea is supplied as a very fine white silky and soothing powder. Just add your own scent or leave unscented, and you have a terrific body & bath powder! Works great as a thickener in sauces also! Nutritive, non irritating diet in convalescence for children and elderly people, and for those recovering from gastroenteritis and from fevers, irritations of the alimentary canal, pulmonary organs, and urinary infections. Mix arrowroot with Chamomile as a prickly heat treatment. Apply to poisonous insect bites and snake bites. Arrowroot has tremendous thickening ability and can be used in cold water. It is the best choice if you need a clear thickener for water based creams and lotions.
