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.
yam = moist-fleshed sweet potato Notes: Americans use the word yam to refer to a sweet, moist, orange-fleshed variety of sweet potato. To everyone else in the world, a yam is what Americans call a tropical yam, a firm tuber with white flesh.weet potato Notes: In American supermarkets, sweet potatoes are displayed next to something called yams, which are moister than sweet potatoes and have darker skins. But according to the rest of the world (and botanists), we have it all wrong. To them, our yams are just a variety of sweet potatoes.