Advantages

South Africans, particularly traditional Zulu healers, have long used the African wild potato to treat many conditions. A few of these include:
Diabetes
Prostate disorders, like enlarged prostate and prostate cancer
Hemorrhage
Urinary tract and bladder infections
HIV and AIDS
Epilepsy
Inflammation, and conditions like edema and arthritis

Usually people take African wild potato by mouth, but sometimes in the form of an extract, supplement, or tea. And sometimes people apply it topically to help heal wounds or use it as a general immune booster.