Scientific Validation of Ethnomedicinal Use of

Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L. Lam.), known as "Shakarqandi" in Pakistan, is an imperative root vegetable with large size, traditionally used as aphrodisiac, antiprostatic, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, cardiotonic, and anticancer agent.Present study was conducted to gauge aphrodisiac potential of Ipomoea batatas ethyl acetate (IPT-EA, IPA-EA) and methanol (IPT-M, IPA-M) extracts from ...

The Bittersweet Potato in the Taiwanese Imagination - JSTOR

Although most instances of the word ''potato'' refer to the white potato, definitions in the OED include both the sweet potato and the common potato: 1.a. The edible, usually oval tuberous root of the plant Ipomoea batatas, with sweetish, orange or whitish flesh; later usually called sweet potato. 2.a.

Sweet Potato As An Aphrodisiac - ASHLEY*S SWEET CHIPS

Most people think of candy, cards and flowers but who thinks of vegetables. As you know Sweet Potato is one of the major ingredients in Ashley*s Sweet Chips but who ever thought of the sweet potato being known throughout history as being an aphrodisiac. In Europe in the early 1600's sweet potato tarts were eaten to increase sexual desire.