kundri haser

Devanagari Script

कुनदरि हासेर

Phonetic

[kundri haser]

English: Translation

Dioscorea oppositifolia L.

Hindi: Translation

बन कुंदरी

Semantic Domain

Plants, trees and other vegetation

Health, well-being and sickness

Notes

These perennial climbers are used by the Birhor community, both as a source of food and as a plant with medicinal benefits.

The Birhor community eat it after roasting it in a fire.

Medicinal values for: joint pains, snakebites, scorpion stings, poor appetite, toothache.

Tuber: A paste prepared from the tubers (da) is used externally against swelling and joint pains by applying it on the joints if there is any discomfort, aches, and soreness.
In case of snakebites and scorpion stings, the paste is applied on the wound and around the area.
The tubers (da) are eaten for the treatment of poor appetite.
Root: The root (rehet) of the plant is chewed to cure toothache (ɖaʈa hasu).

Source

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