• Dehgadi / Dighwadi / Konchi / देहगडी / दिघवडी / कोणची / Konchi / Dioscorea wallichii
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Dehgadi / Dighwadi / Konchi / देहगडी / दिघवडी / कोणची / Konchi / Dioscorea wallichii

Local Name: Dehgadi / Dighwadi / Konchi / देहगडी / दिघवडी / कोणची

Common Name: Konchi

Botanical Name: Dioscorea wallichii

Dehgadi / Dighwadi / Konchi / देहगडी / दिघवडी / कोणची / Konchi / Dioscorea wallichii

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Climber

  • Occurrence: Evergreen and moist deciduous forests

  • Season of Availability: Cooler parts of the year.

  • Geography: South and Southeast Asia

  • Method of Propagation: From tubers

  • Part used for Propagation: Tubers

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Tender Leaves & Shoots

  • Can be Eaten Raw: No

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: No

  • Ripe: No

  • Both Raw & Ripe: No

  • Dangerous Form to Consume: Raw plant

  • As Food: Tubers eaten boiled and peeled.

  • As Medicine: Used as a famine food; tuber juice is drank to cure jaundice.

  • Cooking Without Prior Boiling: Yes

  • Boiling Before Cooking: Yes

  • Pickling: N/A

  • Brining: N/A

  • Fermenting: N/A

  • Drying for later Consumption: N/A

  • Overall Method: Tubers eaten boiled and peeled

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Nutritive and antioxidant properties

  • Medicinal Benefit: Used as a famine food; helps treat jaundice.

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Used as a famine food; tuber juice is drank to cure jaundice.

Recipes

  • Tribal Recipe: Tubers cooked with spices and eaten.