Wild Yam.Dioscorea villosa and Phytochemicals.Wild Yam Extract.

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Wild Yam Extract INCI Name Dioscorea Villosa Extract DIOSCOREA VILLOSA EXTRACT EINECS ELINCS No.290-441-7 CAS:90147-49-2 Dioscin.19057-60-4.Diosgenin.512-04-9.photo picture image Identified Scientific Name:Dioscorea Villosa.
 Common Names:Aluka, Barbasco, Colic Root, China Root, Devil's-bones, Mexican Wild Yam, Rheumatism Root, Shan-yao, Wild Yam, Yuma
 Synonyms: Colic-root, Devil's-bones, Rheumatism Root, Wilde Yamwurzel, rheumatism root, China root, devil's bones, yuma, Mexican wild yam, wilde yamwurzel,wild Mexican yam,Atlantic yam, barbasco, China root, colic root, D. barbasco, D. hypoglauca, D. macrostachya, D. opposita, D. villosa , devil's bones, dioscorea, dioscoreae, diosgenin, natural DHEA, phytoestrogen, rheumatism root, shan yao, wild yam root, yam.
 Wild Yam Extract INCI Name Dioscorea Villosa Extract DIOSCOREA VILLOSA EXTRACT EINECS ELINCS No.290-441-7 CAS:90147-49-2 Dioscin.19057-60-4.Diosgenin.512-04-9.photo picture image
 Parts used: dried rhizome and roots.
 Botanical Source:Dioscorea opposita Thunb.
 Basic Constituents: steroidal saponins (including dioscin and trillin which yield diosgenin),Phytosterols(beta-sitosterol), alkaloids and Tannins,alkaloids (including dioscorine), starch
 Properties: Anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, blood purifier, and diaphoretic, hepatic, anti-rheumatic, cholagogue, uterine tonic.
 Basic Actions: spasmolytic, mild diaphoretic, anti-inflammatory (possibly steroidal), antirheumatic, cholagogue, diuretic, expectorant, relaxant for smooth muscle, mild peripheral vasodilator.
 Indications: bilious colic, intestinal colic, functional colitis, colonic spasm, dysentery, diverticulitis, acute phase of rheumatoid arthritis, muscular rheumatism, rheumatic inflammatory conditions, cramps and intermittent claudication, cholecystitis, dysmenorrhoea, ovarian and uterine pain.
 In the 18th and 19th centuries, wild yam was used by herbalists to treat menstrual cramps and problems related to childbirth. The subsequent discovery of a substance contained in wild yams revolutionized the pharmaceutical industry. The tubers, or fleshy, root-like parts, of wild yams (not to be confused with the sweet potato yam) contain diosgenin, a steroid-like substance that is involved in the production of the hormone progesterone. Diosgenin has served a key role in the making of hormones and the development of the birth control pill, two of the major advances in plant drug medicine this century. Wild yam continues to be used for treating menstrual cramps, nausea and morning sickness associated with pregnancy, inflammation, osteoporosis, menopausal symptoms, and other health conditions.

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last edit date:6th,May.2009.