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Ethnobotanical Plant Dioscorea alata

Common Name

Name, Tepatli

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Sort descending	Country/Region	Reference
Fever	Hawaii	Duke, 1992 *
Gonorrhea	India	Duke, 1992 *
Laxative	Hawaii	Duke, 1992 *
Leprosy	India	Duke, 1992 *
Piles	India	Duke, 1992 *
Tumor	Mexico	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor	West Indies	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Vermifuge	India	Duke, 1992 *