संस्कृत नाम- वाराही
Botanical name - Dioscorea bulbifera
Description - Climbers with stem twining to left bearing bulbils in leaf axils. I eaves simple, cordate. Capsule oblong; seed winged at base only
Chemical_Constituents- Tubers contain furanoid norditerpenes - Diosbulbins A, G, volatile acids, calcium oxalate, phenolics. Bulbils contain demethyl-batatasin IV, dihydrosrilbene -dihydroresveratrol.
Uses - Tubers in powder form applied to ulcers, also used in piles and dysentery