Higurala

  

Hingurala is a species of yam. These are very useful food for pregnant women, they are a very valuable medicine that helps to fix the walls of the uterus and strengthen the fetus.

• Common Name In Sri Lanka: Higurala (??????)
• Scientific Name: Dioscorea alata
• Habitat: In tropical areas of Asia and Africa, yams occur at the edges or in the canopy gaps of rainforests and woodlands.