Ethnobotany and Pharmacological values of Dioscorea species-1

Sanjeet Kumar
Ravenshaw University
sanjeet.biotech@gmail.com

D. bulbifera	Tuber	Used as refrigerant to reduce body heat during summer.	Sharma et al., 2009
D. pentaphylla	Tuber	Crushed mass of tuber is given to cattle when they become sick by eating green leaves of maize.	Sharma et al., 2009
D. puber	Bulbil	Bulbils are cooked and taken to cure colic pain.	Sheikh et al., 2013
D. oppositifolia	Leaf	Leaves paste is used as antiseptic for ulcers.	Sheikh et al., 2013
D. deltoidea	Tuber	Tubers are crushed and paste is taken orally to cure intestinal worms	Abbasi et al., 2013
D. bulbifera	Tuber	In skin infection	Tiwari et al., 2006
D. vexans	Tuber	Tubers are known to have anti-fertility activity.	Das et al., 2006
D. bulbifera	Tuber	Against bronchial cough and used as Antiseptic	Bhatt et al., 2006
D. bulbifera	Tuber	Useful in acidity and ulcers	Parle et al., 2006
D. bulbifera	Stem	Tender shoots and twigs are crushed and rubbed on the wet hairs to remove dandruff	Mehta et al., 2007
D. oppositifolia	Tuber	Powered root mixed with cow urine is applied on Scorpion bite	Ratanam et al., 2008
D. hirsute	Tuber	Tubers are used against dandruff	Ganeshan et al., 2009
D. bulbifera	Tuber	Root paste mixed with cow milk is taken orally for the treatment of cough and asthma.	Ray et al., 2011
D. bulbifera	Tuber	Against typhoid with Curcuma aromatic	Jain et al., 2008
D. bellophylla	Tuber	Tubers with hot water are given in fever, malaria, headache and dysentery	Srivastava et al., 2010
D. hispida	Tuber	Tubers are roasted, pounded and its paste is applied on wounds and injuries	Kamble et al., 2010
D. bulbifera	Tuber	Tubers is used in ulcer, piles, syphilis, dysentery and powder used to kill the hair lices.	Mahanta et al., 2009
D. pentaphylla	Tuber	Tuber is used as tonic and to cure stomach troubles, rheumatic swellings	Mahanta et al., 2009
D. esculenta	Tuber	Tuber paste is used to relieve pain and to treat boils, dysentery and swellings	Mahanta et al., 2009
D. hispida	Tuber	Tuber is used to treat vomiting, indigestion, possesses narcotic properties and fresh tuber taken as purgative	Mahanta et al., 2009
D. pentaphylla	Tuber	Used as medicine	Begum & Hynniewta, 2009
D. bulbifera	Tuber	About 10 gm of powder is given once a day for 5-6 days after menses as contraceptive	Kamble et al., 2009
D. hispida	Tuber	Tubers are roasted, pounded and its paste is applied on wounds and injuries.	Kamble et al., 2009
D. oppositifolia	Tuber	Leaves are mixed with leaves of Clematis and 2-3 drops of juice is put in the nose of affected person. He gets relief after sneezing in fits and epilepsy.	Kamble et al., 2009
D. pentaphylla	Tuber	Inflorescence is used as vegetables for body weakness .	Kamble et al., 2009
D. alata	Tuber	Used as anthelmintic agents	Das & Mondal, 2009
D. alata	Tuber	Tubers are applied to ulcers after being dried and powered.	Singh & Kumar, 2009
D. alata	Tuber	Used to kill worm	Samanta and Biswas, 2009
D. bulbifera	Tuber	Tubers are boiled after processing and given in abdominal pains. The tubers are dried and pea sized pieces are cut and given early morning with water for three days to cure piles.	Abhayankar et al., 2009
D. bulbifera	Tuber	The roasted and mashed tubers are eaten with salt to cure cough.	Singh et al., 2009
D. pentaphylla	Tuber	Tubers are useful to allay pain and swelling.
D. bulbifera	Tuber	Tubers are used as an ingredient of chavanparas.	Chhamta Srivastava, 2009
D. alata	Tuber	Cake is prepared from the powder of tubers and one cake is taken twice daily for 15 days in the treatment of piles.	P C Kalita and S K Borthakur, 2009