Uses

(leaf, tuber) Food: general (root) Food: sauces, condiments, spices, flavourings (leaf, root) Medicines: generally healing (root) Medicines: blood disorders (leaf, root) Medicines: pain-killers (leaf) Medicines: sedatives, etc. (leaf, root) Medicines: arthritis, rheumatism, etc. (leaf) Medicines: eye treatments (leaf, root) Medicines: ear treatments (root) Medicines: oral treatments (leaf) Medicines: pulmonary troubles (root) Medicines: stomach troubles (root) Medicines: laxatives, etc. (leaf) Medicines: diarrhoea, dysentery (root) Medicines: kidneys, diuretics (leaf, root) Medicines: cutaneous, subcutaneous parasitic infection (leaf) Medicines: genital stimulants/depressants (leaf) Medicines: menstrual cycle (root) Medicines: lactation stimulants (incl. veterinary) (young shoot, tuber) Medicines: abortifacients, ecbolics (root) Medicines: venereal diseases (root) Medicines: fabrifuges (leaf) Medicines: leprosy (leaf) Medicines: dropsy, swellings, oedema, gout (root) Medicines: malnutrition, debility (leaf) Medicines: insanity (leaf) Medicines: heart (leaf, root) Phytochemistry: glycosides, saponims, steroids (fruit) Phytochemistry: miscellaneously poisonous or repellent Phytochemistry: alkaloids (stem) Products: fibre (stem) Products: farming, forestry, hunting and fishing apparatus (stem) Products: household, domestic and personal items (stem) Products: containers, food-wrappers Social: religion, superstitions, magic