Dioscorea : a medicinal tuberous plant of Odisha

Tuber of Dioscorea is burned for the detoxification of antinutritional factors and tribal communities enjoy the taste of dioscorea. Tubers are full of starch and diverse types of secondary metabolites. Photographs were taken by me and Sakira during field work.


 Our Research Team.. collecting the plant parts for experimental work and ethnomedicinal values of Dioscorea species. The tribal use the roasted tubers in breakfast.....


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