Details of Dioscorea alata

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Summary	Statewise availability	Phytochemicals
Scientific Name:Dioscorea alata Genus:Dioscorea Species:alata Family:Dioscoreaceae Synonym:	Chattisgarh Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Maharastra Manipur Tamil Nadu West Bengal	Phytates/Phytic Acid Hydrogen Cyanide  Kaempferol-7-Alpha-L-Rhamnopyranoside Dioscin Dioscorin Oxalates
Ailments cured	Plant parts and method of its use	Vernacular name
Antidote Against Antidote against snake bite	Grains : Paste applied externally	Karnataka : Thoona Manipur : Haa West Bengal : Chuprialu