Vegetable Elephant Foot Yam(Ol) Medicinal Properties

 

Elephant Foot Yam (Ol)
(Amorphophalus campanulatus)

Scientific Name- (Amorphophalus campanulatus)

India is the birthplace of this perennial tree. It is cultivated for tubers. The tuber is round and 60-75 cm in diameter, stems are 45-90 cm long and the leaves are like an umbrella. 

𛲡Chemical Properties of Vegetable Elephant Foot Yam (Ol)-

    The results of its chemical analysis are as follows-

Per 100 grams of edible      

Aqueous part	78.7 g
Protein	1.2 g
Fat	0.1 g
Starch	18.4 g
Phosphorus	34 mg
Minerals	0.8 mg
Vitamin A	434 I.U
Riboflavin	0.07 mg
Nicotinic Acid	0.7 mg

𛲡Medicinal Properties of Vegetable Elephant Foot Yam(Ol):-

Its tuber is full of medicinal properties. It is flammable, nutritious, relieves flatulence, hemorrhoids and diarrhea. Fresh juice of Elephant Foot Yam (Ol) is good for colds and rheumatism and is anti-inflammatory. A mixture of black pepper, ginger, lemongrass, elephant foot yam and molasses is useful in hemorrhoids and indigestion.

𛲡Use in curing disease:-

1. Hemorrhoids and Constipation are benefited if elephant foot yam (Ol) is lightly burnt and eaten with ghee. It also cures Arthritis.
2. Eating a little burnt elephant foot yam (Ol) with rice soaked water is beneficial for duodenal disease.
3. To get rid of alcohol intoxication, mix a little burnt elephant foot yam (Ol) with alcohol and drink it.
4. Haza (a fungal infection of foot) is cured in 2-3 days by applying the juice of elephant foot yam (Ol) stem. 
5. Burn the elephant foot yam (Ol) and crushing it. Then mixing it with ghee or oil and heating it. Use it to reduce the pain of Arthritis.
6. Applying the juice of the stem of Elephant Foot Yam (Ol) to the bite of bees, wasps, beetles, etc. gives relief from the pain.