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Dioscorea bulbifera

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==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Aerial tuberstuber}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}. 
==Chemical Composition==
It contains the following chemical constituents - Beta-sitosterol, Daucosterol, Dioscin, Diosgenin, Pennogenin, Stigmasterol, Catechin, Myricetin, Quercetin, Kaempferol, Isorhamnetin.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Varahi kanda|en=|gu=Air potato, Yam|hi=Jamin Kand|kn=|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=Heggenasu, Handigedde|ta=Ponnu Kilangu, Kaivalli kodi|te=Chedu Padddumpa}}
==Properties==
===Flower===
{{Flower|||||Flowering from July to October}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||||||Fruiting from July to October}}
===Other features===
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[Chemistry]Journal paper - South African Journal of Botany - Dioscorea bulbifera L. (Dioscoreaceae): A review of its ethnobotany, pharmacology and conservation needs</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dioscorea+bulbifera Cultivation]</ref>

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