Uses

ID 1,034
Crop ID Eddoe
Part Whole
Use Category Medicinal
Notes The corms are used to treat stomach-ache, diarrhoea, and as a poultice on sores and skin diseases. Chopped, tied in a cloth and heated the corms are used to treat rheumatism. The corm juice is used in cases of baldness, piles, as a laxative, and as an antidote to insect stings.
Metadata ID 2,376