Synonym(s)
Yam Root
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Dried rhizome without roots of the yam plant, see yam root.
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Saponins such as dioscin (see diosgenin), resinous disocorein and about 80% starch
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Empirical medicine:
Signs of aging, as anti-aging, asthma, depression, biliary colic, hormonal disorders, cramp-like hiccups,
menstrual complaints, nervousness, osteoporosis, premenstrual syndrome, irritable stomach, rheumatism, tension in the breasts, overweight (due to hormonal disorders), menopausal complaints.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Burger A et al. (1993) Hunnius Pharmazeutisches Wörterbuch 7th edition Walter de Gruyter Berlin-New York pp. S432-433
- https://heilkraeuter.de/lexikon/yams.htm
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