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'''Dioscorea pentaphylla''' is a perennial climbing plant producing annual stems from a perennial rootstock. These stems scramble over the ground or twine into the surrounding vegetation. The plant is widely cultivated in tropical areas of Asia for its edible root. It is also harvested from the wild because its slender tubers render its cultivation more difficult.
 
'''Dioscorea pentaphylla''' is a perennial climbing plant producing annual stems from a perennial rootstock. These stems scramble over the ground or twine into the surrounding vegetation. The plant is widely cultivated in tropical areas of Asia for its edible root. It is also harvested from the wild because its slender tubers render its cultivation more difficult.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Swellings}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
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{{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==

Revision as of 08:40, 3 September 2023

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Dioscorea pentaphylla is a perennial climbing plant producing annual stems from a perennial rootstock. These stems scramble over the ground or twine into the surrounding vegetation. The plant is widely cultivated in tropical areas of Asia for its edible root. It is also harvested from the wild because its slender tubers render its cultivation more difficult.

Uses

Piles, Dysentery, Inflammation[1].

Parts Used

Root, Leaf, Whole Plant[1].

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಕಾಡು ಗುಂಬಳ Kaadu gumbala
Hindi Kanta alu, Phal alu
Malayalam Kattukizhangu, Marakkizhangu
Tamil Kattu-valli, Nurai
Telugu Adavi ginusu tiga, Adavi gummadi tiga
Marathi Gaaboli, Mundavalya
Gujarathi Nano jungli kand, Vajnu kand
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Kantakaluka
English Cowan yam, Fiji yam

[3]

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Perennial climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Flowering season from July to December

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting season from July to December

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings of tubers.

How to plant/cultivate

[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Scrub forests, Forest margins.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.275, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
  2. [Chemistry]
  3. Common names
  4. [Morphology]
  5. Cultivation

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