Dioscorea oppositifolia L. Family : Dioscoreaceae Common name* : Chinese Yam, Pani aalu (Odia) Location : Bhubaneswar, Odisha India
Dioscorea oppositifolia L. Family : Dioscoreaceae Common name* : Chinese Yam, Pani aalu (Odia) Location : Bhubaneswar, Odisha India Date : 5th Dec 2020 Medicinal uses : ✔ Tuber is boiled is given to women once a day for nearly a month after delivery to revive their strength. ✔ Powered root mixed with cow urine is applied on scorpion bite. ✔ Leaves are mixed with leaves of clematis and 2–3 drops of juice put in the nose of affected person to get relief after sneezing in fits and epilepsy. ✔ Boiled _D. oppositifolia_ is given to women one time a day for nearly a month after delivery to revive their strength. Sweta Mishra Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. Ambika Prasad Research Foundation Bhubaneswar, Odisha India
