ipomoea batatas

action	alterative, aphrodisiac, demulcent
common name	potato, sweet potato, sweet-potato
contains	potassium, vitamin A, vitamin C
family	convolvulaceae
indigenous use	cuna, santal
range	brazil, chile, dominican republic, haiti, haleakala national park, hawaii, india, iraq, malaya, panama, pu'uohonua o honaunau nat. hist. site, turkey, uk, west indies
use	poultice
used to treat	asthma, bug bite, burns, catarrh, ciguatera, convalescence, dyslactation, evil-eye, tumor