ALIGATOR YAM
Common name	Aligator Yam
Botanical Name	Ipomoea digitata Linn.
Vernacular name	English-Giant Potato Hindi-Vidaaree Kanda Gujarati-Vidaaree Kand Sanskrit- Payasvini
Family	Convolvulaceae
Class	Magnoliopsida
Parts of plant used	Root
Chemical Constituents	Glycosides, Steroids, Tanin and fixed oil
Therapeutic uses	Used as good hypoglycemic, anti-inflammatory, anticonvulsant, and aphrodisiac agent.