"ARROW ROOT POWDER BENEFITS · ARROWROOT AIDS DIGESTION AND REGULATES THE BOWEL MOVEMENT. · MAINTAINS ACID AND ALKALI BALANCES · BEING EASILY DIGESTIBLE IN COMPARISON TO OTHER STARCHES, IT IS SUITABLE FOR INFANTS · GROUND ARROWROOT RHIZOMES ARE APPLIED OVER WOUNDS AND INSECT BITES AND ARE SAID TO BE EFFECTIVE IN DRAWING OUT POISON FROM THE BITES OF SCORPIONS, SPIDERS, ETC. · FRESH ROOTS ARE A GOOD SOURCE OF FOLATES THAT ARE VITAL DURING PREGNANCY. · ARROWROOT IS FAT FREE AND LOW IN CALORIES. THIS MAKES IT BENEFICIAL FOR WEIGHT LOSS. · ARROWROOT IS AN EXCELLENT SOURCE OF POTASSIUM THAT HELP REGULATE THE HEART RATE AND BLOOD PRESSURE. · ARROWROOT IS AN HERBAL TREATMENT FOR SKIN INFECTION AND ITCHINESS. · ARROWROOT USED AS A BABY POWDER, IT GIVES A SOFT AND SMOOTH FEEL."