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Air Potato
Dioscorea bulbifera
Air Potato · Potato Yam · Air potato · Air yam · Belloi · Brotwurzel · Cará-moela · Gembolo · Hoffe · Hoi · Igname patate · Inhame-do-ar · Mbatsi ia dju · Papa cimarrona · Patate en l'air, Hoffe, Pomme de l'air · Yamswurzel · aerial yam
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China, India, Solomon I, Venezuela, Colombia, Samoa
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Alexiteric, Antiphlogistic, Cancer(Cervix), Cancer(Digestive)
Science studied: ASH, CALCIUM-OXALATE, COPPER, DIOSBULBIN-A
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Scientific name: Dioscorea bulbifera
Common names: Air Potato, Potato Yam, Air potato, Air yam, Belloi, Brotwurzel, Cará-moela, Gembolo, Hoffe, Hoi, Igname patate, Inhame-do-ar, Mbatsi ia dju, Papa cimarrona, Patate en l'air, Hoffe, Pomme de l'air, Yamswurzel, aerial yam
History
The source record documents this plant in China, Elsewhere, India, Solomon I, Venezuela, Colombia, Samoa.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Alexiteric
- Antiphlogistic
- Cancer(Cervix)
- Cancer(Digestive)
- Cancer(Stomach)
- Dysentery
- Fever
- Hemostatic
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- Poison
- Sore
- Syphilis
- Tumor
- Antidote
- Goiter
- Hernia
- Piles
- Inflammation
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- China
- Elsewhere
- India
- Solomon I
- Venezuela
- Colombia
- Samoa
Documented cultural uses
- Alexiteric
- Antiphlogistic
- Cancer(Cervix)
- Cancer(Digestive)
- Cancer(Stomach)
- Dysentery
- Fever
- Hemostatic
- Poison
- Sore
- Syphilis
- Tumor
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- Antidote
- Goiter
- Hernia
- Piles
- Inflammation
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Synthesis of Diosgenin by Pseudomonas aeruginosa D3, an Endophyte of Dioscorea bulbifera. · 2026 source ↗
- Dioscorea bulbifera: Phytotherapeutic Potential and Toxicological Risks, A Critical Review. · 2025 source ↗
- Structural and morphological modulation of the myocardium by <i>Dioscorea bulbifera</i> saponins in experimentally induced cardiotoxicity. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ASH
- CALCIUM-OXALATE
- COPPER
- DIOSBULBIN-A
- DIOSBULBIN-B
- DIOSBULBIN-D
- DIOSBULBIN-E
- DIOSBULBIN-F
- DIOSBULBIN-H
- DIOSBULBINOSIDE-D
- DIOSGENIN
- FAT
- FIBER
- IRON
- KILOCALORIES
- MERCURY
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- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- SODIUM
- STARCH
- TANNIN
- 2,4,6,7-TETRAHYDROXY-9,10-DIHYDROPHENANTHRENE
- ZINC
- ARSENIC
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- DIOSBULBIN-C
- DIOSBULBIN-G
- DIOSBULBINOSIDE-F
- GUM
- MAGNESIUM
- PHOSPHORUS-OXIDE-(P2O5)
- D-SORBITOL
- 2,4,5,6-TETRAHYDROXYPHENANTHRENE
- MANGANESE
- SAPONIN
- WATER
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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