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  1. Common name(s)

    Wild Yam

  2. How used

    Medicinal

  3. Data Views Exclude Ubiquitous Chemicals

    Activities: 324
    Chemicals w/Activities: 28
    All Chemicals: 37
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    # Activity Chemical Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
    5 ALUMINUM Root 50.0 210.0 -0.2 *
    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 Tuber -- 23000.0 1.0 *
    7 DIOSGENIN Plant -- -- *
    7 DIOSGENIN Tissue Culture -- -- *
    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 -0.4 *
    65 MAGNESIUM Root 391.0 1630.0 -0.5 *
    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.