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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cholagogue | 1 | Pharmazie, 46: 156, 1991. |
| Choleretic | 1 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 1 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedogenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Copper-Antagonist | 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 |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emollient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Estrogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |