Vidhari Kand

According to Ayurvedic tradition, this species of Wild Yam is used as a tonic, alterative, aphrodisiac, demulcent, lactagogue, galactagogue, analgesic, cholagogue, antispasmodic, and diuretic. It is mucilaginous, bitter, and a nutritive tonic, useful in the management of abdominal pain, cramps, hysteria, nervous excitability, hormonal deficiency, impotency, senility, debility, liver and spleen complaints, fevers, infertility, colic, coughs, bronchitis, spermatorrhea, moderating menstrual discharges, general liver complaints, and emaciation in children. As a precaution, it should be avoided when there is excess mucus.