China root

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(Med.)

the rootstock of a species of Smilax (Smilax China, from the East Indies; - formerly much esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used for. Also the galanga root (from Alpinia Gallanga and Alpinia officinarum).

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Dioscorea villosa is also known as Wild Yam, Colic Root, Devil's Bones, China Root, Yuma, Hairy Yam and Rheumatism Root, and many of the 150 or so varieties found throughout the world are edible, like the potato.

Wild yam for women's health: Nikki Solomon teaches about this ... by Solomon, Nikki / New Life Journal

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