Varahikanda – tuber of Dioscorea bulbifera is an excellent herb, used for the treatment of diabetes, eczema, psoriasis, intestinal parasites etc. It is also called air potato.
Botanical name- Dioscorea bulbifera
- English name – air potato, potato yam.
- Hindi name – Suralu, Zami kanda, Gaithi, Genthi.
- Gujarati name – Dukar kanda, Dukkar Kand, Suvariya, Dukkar Kand.
- Kannada name – Heggenasu, kuntu genius.
- Malayalam name – Kattu kachi, kattu kachil.
- Tamil name – Pannu Pilangu
- Telugu name – Nela dump
- Bengali name – Banalu, petals.
- Konkani name – Karamdo.
- Marathi name – Gathalu, Manu kand, Gorkan, Kukar Kand
- Oriya name – petals.
- Assamese name – Kathalu, Mati all.
- Japanese name – Benkei imo.
- Chinese name – T’u uh, un Kau to.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.