Metaphysical Gemstone Properties. These Moon and Water ruled âgemsâ enhance sincerity, truth and loyalty. They bring centering and a calming reflection, as well as attune the wearer to the ebb and flow of life. They are told to give purity, promote faith, charity and integrity, especially personal integrity.
The Benefits Of Water Yam For Health. Water yam is the tuber of Dioscorea alata and is also called wild yam. It is different from most other yams because it is mucilaginous and so, it is not as popular for cooking. It is used by Yoruba people to make delicacies like ikokore (water yam porridge) and ojojo (fried grated water yam balls). Water yam is called ewura in Yoruba.
Yams are the source of the chemical diosgenin, a precursor of progesterone, cortisone, and other medically important steroids. The collection of plants for the production of diosgenin is licensed in several parts of the world. The true yam is about 20 percent starch and as a food is very similar to a potato.True yams (Dioscorea spp., Dioscoreaceae) are the third most important tropical root crop after cassava (Manihot esculenta, Euphorbiaceae) and sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas, Convolvulaceae).he water yam is a species from south-eastern Asia that is commonly cultivated. The Chinese yam, or Chinese potato, also known as cinnamon vine, is cultivated as an ornamental climbing vine but is also an important food plant; its thick tubers reach a length of about 1 m (3 ft).