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Official name :
Dioscorea alata L.
Family :
Dioscoreaceae
4 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HA 60
Author(s) :
Amujoyegbe, O.O., M. Idu, J.M. Agbedahunsi, J.O. Erhabor
Title :
Ethnomedicinal survey of medicinal plants used in the management of sickle cell disorder in Southern Nigeria
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 185, 347–360 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.03.042
Symptoms :
H(091)
Recipes :
H(091) sickle cell disorder, tuber of cultivated Dioscorea alata, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria du sud
Vernacular name :
jiabana, ewura (Local name), water yam , purple yam (Common name)
Reference HB 47
Author(s) :
Bidendako, M.-J. & M. Kayugi
Title :
Essai dre traitement de Pityriasis versicolor par des plantes médicinales du Burundi.
Pharm. Méd. Trad. Afr., Vol. 9, pp. 56-59. (1997)
Symptoms :
H(014)
Recipes :
H(014) skin desease (Pityriasis versicolor), leaves of Dioscorea alata grounded, loca applcation with good results
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Burundi
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Reference HK 55
Author(s) :
Koni Muluwa, J., K. Bostoen
Title :
Noms et usages des plantes utiles chez les Nsong.
Göteborg Africana Informal Series - N° 6 , 71p., (2008)
Department of Oriental and African Languages. University of Gothenburg (ISSN 1404-8523)
http://www.sprak.gu.se/digitalAssets/1316/1316264_noms-et-usages-des-plantes.pdf
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095), tubercules VO.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Province of Bandundu)
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. Not transposable
Reference HT 51
Author(s) :
Tuasha N. , B. Petros, Z. Asfaw
Title :
Medicinal plants used by traditional healers to treat malignancies and other human ailments in Dalle District, Sidama Zone, Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 14:15 , (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-018-0213-z
Symptoms :
H(068), H(171)
Recipes :
H(068) fungal skin infections (baararre), the leaf of Dioscorea alata is rubbed gently and applied on the affected part of the skin
H(171) diabetes, the tuber is boiled and eaten for a certain amount of time
H(171) diabetes, the tuber is boiled and eaten for a certain amount of time
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Dalle District)
Vernacular name :
bohe (Sidamuafoo)