Metaphysical Gemstone Properties. These Moon and Water ruled âgemsâ enhance sincerity, truth and loyalty. They bring centering and a calming reflection, as well as attune the wearer to the ebb and flow of life. They are told to give purity, promote faith, charity and integrity, especially personal integrity.
The Benefits Of Water Yam For Health. Water yam is the tuber of Dioscorea alata and is also called wild yam. It is different from most other yams because it is mucilaginous and so, it is not as popular for cooking. It is used by Yoruba people to make delicacies like ikokore (water yam porridge) and ojojo (fried grated water yam balls). Water yam is called ewura in Yoruba.
1 What is the difference between sweet potatoes and yams? 2  Although yams and sweet potatoes are both angiosperms (flowering plants), they are not related botanically. Yams are a monocot (a plant having one embryonic seed leaf) and from the Dioscoreaceae or Yam family. Sweet Potatoes, often called âyamsâ, are a dicot (a plant having two embryonic seed leaves) and are from the Convolvulacea or morning glory family. Yams. Yams are closely related to lilies and grasses. Native to Africa and Asia, yams vary in size from that of a small potato to a record 130 pounds (as of 1999).