Tag: Aerial yam

According to a study published in the Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal, extracts from Dioscorea bulbifera, or air potato, demonstrate potent free-radical scavenging activity, highlighting its significant antioxidant potential. This aerial yam has been a staple in traditional diets and medicine across Africa and Asia for centuries.

While cultivated air potato varieties are consumed as a nutritious staple food in some parts of the world, uncultivated wild variants, like the one invading Florida, are often poisonous and should never be eaten. This stark difference is critical when asking if air potato is healthy.