Details of Dioscorea deltoidea

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Summary	Statewise availability	Phytochemicals
Scientific Name:Dioscorea deltoidea Genus:Dioscorea Species:deltoidea Family:Dioscoreaceae Synonym:	Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Ladhak Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand	beta-Sitosterol Stigmasterol Campesterol Cholesterol Diosgenin Sarsasapogenone Dioscin
Ailments cured	Plant parts and method of its use	Vernacular name
Antidote Against Antidote against snake bite	Roots : Taken orally	Himachal Pradesh : Sigli Mingli Jammu and Kashmir : Kreench Uttar Pradesh : Kulathi Uttarakhand : Yam