herb data, Yam, Dioscorea bulbifera, Varahikand, Gendhi, Zamin-kand, holisticonline.com

**Herb Information**
Name: Yam
Biological Name: Dioscorea bulbifera Dioscoreaceae
Other Names: Yam, Varahikand, Gendhi, Zamin-kand Kachil, Nooran
Description: Found in India.
Medicinal Applications CAUTION: Glucoside in the plant is poisonous; creates excess mucus and congestion. Only use with the advice AND UNDER THE SUPERVISION of an Ayurvedic specialist. Action antispasmodic, analgesic, aphrodisiac, diuretic, rejuvenative, tonic. Uses abdominal pain and cramps colic dysentery diarrhea impotency increases semen, milk, and other hormonal secretions senility hemorrhoids hormonal deficiency hysteria infertility nervous excitability syphilis to gain weight
Dosage: Decoction, milk decoction, powder, bolus, candy
Safety: CAUTION: Glucoside in the plant is poisonous; creates excess mucus and congestion. Only use with the advice AND UNDER THE SUPERVISION of an Ayurvedic specialist.