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Common Names
Greater Yam; Winged Yam
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | 1.0 | 12.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | not available | 100.0 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Root | 7000.0 | 35045.0 | -0.93 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Root | 0.8 | 7.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 44.0 | 290.0 | -0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRATES | 0 | Root | 1270.0 | 5935.0 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Root | 0.5 | 10.7 | -0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN-3-GENTIOBIOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Root | 300.0 | 5700.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Root | 6000.0 | 55600.0 | -0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Root | 1.4 | 25.0 | -0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Root | 619.0 | 3005.0 | -0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | 66.0 | 827.0 | -0.92 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALATES | 0 | Root | 870.0 | 5750.0 | -0.83 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Root | 0.7 | 17.0 | -0.96 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALATE | 0 | Root | 150.0 | 700.0 | -0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acarifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Allelopathic | 1 | Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865. |
| Allergenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiAGE | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaggregant | 3 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Antiaging | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 4 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Antiallergic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |