ɖura haser
Devanagari Script
डुरा हासेर
Phonetic
[ɖura haser]
English: Translation
Dioscorea alata L.
Hindi: Translation
पाहादकंदा, छुपरी आउ
Semantic Domain
Plants, trees and other vegetation
Health, well-being and sickness
Notes
Medicinal values for: wounds, skin diseases, abdominal pains
- Tuber: Paste prepared from tuber (da) is applied on wounds and in skin diseases. The paste is applied on the infected part of the body.
- Root: The roots (rehet) are cut (gedai-mi) into pieces (kʰeʧaʔ) and after proper washing (ʧapi-kam) one piece (mijaʔ kʰeʧaʔ) is given on an empty stomach (eken-te laiʧ) for curing abdominal pain due to worms in the stomach.
Culinary use:
- Tuber: Tubers (da) are boiled (hõɽeʧ) first, and then cooked with other vegetables and served with rice.
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