Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) Did you know that Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a vigorous scrambling or climbing perennial plant which is not even closely related botanically to the common potato though in etymology they are the same? The Sweet potato or Sweetpotato, also known as Brazilian arrowroot, with scientific name Ipomoea batatas, is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae; it is basically an underground tuber. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are a popular root vegetable. Though widely grown as a food supplement in many regions of the world (with China leading in its production), it is still a neglected crop in India; though grown in 19 states but mostly in Orissa, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. However, it is known in many vernacular languages as: Genasu gadde (ಗೆಣಸು ಗಡ್ಡೆ) or ಸೀಗೆಣಸು Seegenasu in Kannada, Mitha alu in Hindi, Cakkarakkilangu in Malayalam, Carkkarai valli in Tamil, Chilagadadump...