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'''Dioscorea bulbifera''' is a glabrous-leafed, non-spiny, perennial climbing plant. These stems scramble over the ground, or twine into the surrounding vegetation. The stems twine left-handed and produce aerial axillary bulbils.
 
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{{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Haemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Purulent ophthalmia}}, {{Uses|Snake-bite}}.
  
 
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A plant of the moist, lowland tropics. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 30°c, but can tolerate 12 - 38°c.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dioscorea+bulbifera Cultivation]</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
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* [https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/19295 Dioscorea bulbifera on cabi.org]
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* [https://wiki.bugwood.org/Dioscorea_bulbifera Dioscorea bulbifera on bugwood.org]
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Revision as of 17:44, 27 April 2020

Dioscorea bulbifera at Kadavoor.jpg

Dioscorea bulbifera is a glabrous-leafed, non-spiny, perennial climbing plant. These stems scramble over the ground, or twine into the surrounding vegetation. The stems twine left-handed and produce aerial axillary bulbils.

Uses

Diarrhoea, Haemorrhoids, Fever, Purulent ophthalmia, Snake-bite.

Parts Used

Aerial tubers, Root.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


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

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
{{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

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

A plant of the moist, lowland tropics. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 30°c, but can tolerate 12 - 38°c.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Grassland.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. [Chemistry]
  2. [Morphology]
  3. Cultivation

External Links