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Plant Dioscorea villosa (Dioscoreaceae)

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Common name(s)
Wild Yam
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
5 ALUMINUM Root 50.0 210.0 -0.20 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Rhizome -- 149.0 -0.56 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Root 110.0 460.0 -0.38 *
0 ASH Root 19680.0 82000.0 0.41 *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Root 7.0 29.0 -0.25 *
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Root 70.0 700.0 -0.26 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
28 CALCIUM Root 734.0 3060.0 -0.48 *
2 CAMPESTEROL Root 20.0 200.0 1.28 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
0 CARBOHYDRATES Root 215280.0 897000.0 0.86 *
24 CHROMIUM Root 0.6 2.6 -0.04 *
2 COBALT Root 3.5 14.7 -0.23 *
7 DIOSGENIN Tissue Culture -- -- -- *
7 DIOSGENIN Plant -- -- -- *
7 DIOSGENIN Tuber -- 23000.0 1.00 *
0 FAT Root 1440.0 6000.0 -0.56 *
0 FIBER(CRUDE) Root -- 130000.0 0.55 *
0 FIBER(DIETARY) Root -- 360000.0 -0.42 *
6 IRON Root 7.0 31.0 -0.40 *
65 MAGNESIUM Root 391.0 1630.0 -0.50 *
14 MANGANESE Root 1.5 6.4 -0.47 *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.