Dioscorea alata

Traditional uses

  • Gonorrhea

    Tradition: India

  • Laxative

    Tradition: Hawaii

  • Leprosy

    Tradition: India

  • Piles

    Tradition: India

  • Tumor

    Tradition: West Indies

  • Fever

    Tradition: Hawaii

  • Vermifuge

    Tradition: India

Chemicals

  • ASCORBIC-ACID

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 100

  • ASH

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 7000 to 35045

  • BORON

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 0.8 to 7

  • BETA-CAROTENE

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 0 to 0.2

  • CITRATES

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 1270 to 5935

  • CYANIDIN-3-GENTIOBIOSIDE

    Plant part: Plant

  • CYANIDIN-GLYCOSIDE

    Plant part: Bulb

  • FERULIC-ACID

    Plant part: Plant

  • FIBER

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 6000 to 55600

  • KILOCALORIES

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 619 to 3005

  • MAGNESIUM

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 66 to 827

  • MANGANESE

    Plant part: Plant