Yam root

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

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Last updated on: 05.03.2025

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History
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Disocorea villosa, bread root, yam, wild yam root

Definition
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see under Rhizoma Dioscoreae villosae

Ingredient(s)
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Saponins such as dioscin (see diosgenin), resinous disocorein and about 80% starch.

Literature
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  1. Burger A et al. (1993) Hunnius Pharmazeutisches Wörterbuch 7th edition Walter de Gruyter Berlin-New York pp. S432-433
  2. https://heilkraeuter.de/lexikon/yams.htm

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Incoming links (3)

Dioscorea villosa extract (inci); Diosgenin; Rhizoma dioscoreae villosae;

Outgoing links (3)

Diosgenin; Rhizoma dioscoreae villosae; Saponins;

Authors

Last updated on: 05.03.2025

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

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