Details of Plants:Dioscerea bulbifora

Plant details

Family:
Phytochemicals

2,4,5,6-Phenanthrenetetrol
Arsenic
Auroxanthin
Beta-Cryptoxanthin
Calcium
Calcium Oxalate
Copper
Diosbulbin C
Diosbulbin D
Diosbulbin F
Diosbulbin G
Diosbulbin H
Diosbulbinoside F
Diosgenin
Flavylium perchlorate
Furanoid Norditerpenes-Diosbulbinosides D
Galactitol
Lutein
Phytosterols
Sarsasapogenone
Spirostan-3-Ol
Violaxanthin
Zeaxanthin
all-trans-Neoxanthin
NE-statewise availability

Vernacular Name

Sikkim: Gittha
Ailments cured

Aphrodisiac
Stomachache
Plant parts used and methods

Tuber: Taken orally
Plant References

Das. T; et al. Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used by Ethnic and Rural People in Eastern Sikkim Himalayan Region, African Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences 4 (1): 16-20, 2012.

Phytochemical References

Mohanraj, K; et al., IMPPAT: A curated database of Indian Medicinal Plants, Phytochemistry And Therapeutics, Scientific reports, 8:4329, 2018.