Here's why yam is considered an aphrodisiac in local medicine

Yam is a starchy vegetable tuber eaten for its many health benefits including sexual stimulation. | Pulse Nigeria. ... the yam tuber is used as an aphrodisiac and antidiabetic. A 2005 study in the ...

Yamaimo: 3 Common Ways to Enjoy Japanese Mountain Yam

In Japan's Edo Period, *yamaimo* was known as "the mountain eel" and considered an aphrodisiac. These days, it's just the humble Japanese mountain yam—but its culinary tricks are still swoon-worthy. In Japan's Edo Period, *yamaimo* was known as "the mountain eel" and considered an aphrodisiac. These days, it's just the humble ...