Details of Plants:Dioscorea belophylla

Plant details

Family: Dioscoreaceae
Phytochemicals

Alkaloid
Flavonoids
Glycosides
Polyphenols
Reducing Compounds
Saponins
Tannins
NE-statewise availability

Manipur
Vernacular Name

Arunachal Pradesh: Yazeng pep
Ailments cured

Malarial Fever
Plant parts used and methods

Tuber: Paste taken orally
Plant References

Bora. U; et al. Medicinal Plants used by the People of Northeast India for Curing Malaria, Phytotherapy Research, 21, 800-804, 2007.

Phytochemical References

Mustafa, A; et al. Ethnopharmacological potential and medicinal uses of miracle herb Dioscorea spp. J. Ayu. Her. Med 4.2: 79-85, 2018.