Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants
Amorphophallus dubius
Family: Araceae
Botanical name: Amorphophallus dubius, Amorphophallus sylvaticus Kunth
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Vanasoorana, Vajrakanta, Kanana kanda
English: Wild yam
Hindi: Vansooran, Bansooran
Malayalam: Kattuchena
Botanical name: Amorphophallus dubius, Amorphophallus sylvaticus Kunth
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Vanasoorana, Vajrakanta, Kanana kanda
English: Wild yam
Hindi: Vansooran, Bansooran
Malayalam: Kattuchena
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
The Corms of Wild yam is used vata, kapha, omitting, cough dysmenorrhea and sexual weakness.