👋 Dioscorea pentaphylla

Traditional Herbs from Dioscorea pentaphylla

boil

• Peel 25 g of yam tubers. Wash then mash the tubers until smooth.
• Put it on the boil and wrap it with a clean cloth.

What is Dioscorea pentaphylla Looks like??

Parts of Dioscorea pentaphylla that could be used

• All Parts of the Plant

Dioscorea pentaphylla Distribution

Five-leaf yam is a plant native to Asia (China, India, Indonesia, Indo-China, the Philippines). It is widely cultivated in Cuba and in some countries in the Pacific island group including Hawaii. This plant is widely consumed by people as food. Apart from that, it has benefits as a medicinal plant
Agroecology of Dioscorea pentaphylla
This plant has a natural habitat in forests at an altitude of 500-1,000 m above sea level. Grows well in lowlands and well-drained soil conditions with temperatures of 26-34 �C and rainfall of 1,300-1,700 mm/year.
Morphology of Dioscorea pentaphylla

• The tuber is round to elliptical, the outside is brown, the flesh of the tuber is white or pale yellow, sometimes purple with spots.
• The stem twists to the left with a diameter of 7-10 mm, the bottom of the stem is spiny.
• Leaves green, compound, crossed, oval in shape, lanceolate to breech-ovate, leaf edges flat, leaf veins curved, leaf size 15 x 4.5 cm.
• Flowers\u00a0compound, panicle-shaped, measuring 10-15 cm, petals and corolla star-shaped, white.
• Fruit is capsule-shaped, 2-3 cm long, brown to blackish.\u00a0

Cultivation of Dioscorea pentaphylla
Generative (seeds) and vegetative (tubers and cuttings) propagation

Dioscorea pentaphylla, more details :

Chemical Content of Dioscorea pentaphylla
Tannins, amylose, amylopectin, alkaloids, saponins, diosgenin.
Benefits of Dioscorea pentaphylla
Antiseptic and treatment of infections by bacteria and fungi, medicine for rheumatism, boils and swelling.�
Simplisia of Dioscorea pentaphylla

• Harvest the yam tubers. Wash with water until clean then drain and slice thinly.
• Arrange the tubers in a tray then dry in the sun directly covered with black thin cloth or you can use an oven at 40\u02daC until the water content is 10%.", "Once dry, store in an airtight container.\u00a0

Another Facts for Dioscorea pentaphylla :

Synonym of Dioscorea pentaphylla
Botryosicyos pentaphyllus (L.) Hochst., Dioscorea changjiangensis F.W.Xing & Z.X.Li, Dioscorea codonopsidifolia Kamik.
Habitus of Dioscorea pentaphylla
Creepers. Annual vines, up to 4-7 m long
Habitat of Dioscorea pentaphylla

• Forest
• Bush Area