Wild sweet potato, also known as yam bubbles or ground fruits, is a versatile plant that can be used for food, medicine, landscaping, and ornamental purposes. It is mainly distributed in Guizhou, Sichuan, and other regions. The yield and appearance of wild sweet potatoes are as follows:
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Yield of wild sweet potatoes
Wild sweet potatoes bear fruit in May and mature in June, but they start to rot around mid-June to July;
Therefore, the fruiting cycle of sweet potatoes is short, and most places cannot rotate the planting within a year, although some local areas can. Therefore, the yield per mu (a Chinese unit of area) cannot be estimated.
However, the yield per mu for some farmers is around 1,600 kilograms.
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Distribution of wild sweet potatoes in China
Mainly found in Zhangjiajie, Hunan (Longshan, Sangzhi), Hubei (Nanzhang, Shiyan, west of Yichang), Guangxi (Damaoshan), Guizhou (Nayong, Zunyi, Qiandongnan, Shiqian, Liupanshui), Yunnan, Tibet (southeastern part);
Chongqing, Sichuan (Dazhou, Luzhou, Suining, Mianyang, Nanchong, Yibin, Bazhong, Muli, Pingshan, Leshan, Anyue, etc.), Gansu, southern Shaanxi.
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Main value of wild sweet potatoes
Medicinal parts: the whole plant
Medicinal functions: dispel wind and dampness, promote blood circulation, stop leukorrhea
Medicinal uses: chronic bronchitis, rheumatism and bone pain, diarrhea, dysentery, mastitis, edema, irregular menstruation, postpartum pain, rectal bleeding;
Nosebleeds, scrofula, bone fracture healing, bruises, knife wounds, rabies bites, boils and swelling, abscesses, snake bites.
