India (Maharashtra State, Raigad District): tuber is thoroughly washed, in running water, and made into ‘chips’ [small pieces] which can be stored for long periods of time, for use during famine.
THE alkaloid dioscorine, C13H19O2N, was first isolated in 1894 by Boorsma1 from Dioscorea hirsuta, Bl., and obtained in a crystalline condition by Schutte2. On the basis of degradation experiments, ...