1. Dioscorea zingiberensis is a pre-tuber plant, namely Abelmoschus manihot, also known as Dioscorea nipponica. Dioscorea zingiberensis is used as medicine in the form of rhizome, harvested in autumn and dried in the sun for raw use. Dioscorea zingiberensis is sweet, bitter, cold and has little toxicity. Has the functions of relaxing muscles and tendons, activating collaterals, expelling wind and removing dampness. Clinically, it is used to treat rheumatism, numbness, traumatic injury, dyspepsia and other diseases.

2. Modern pharmacological research shows that Dioscorea zingiberensis can treat acute skin infection, tissue injury, insect bite and parasitic diseases. In addition, Dioscorea zingiberensis can also be used to treat coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis.

3. Dioscorea zingiberensis is the raw material of hormone drugs.