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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Dioscorea alata (Dioscoreaceae)

Common Names
Greater Yam; Winged Yam
How this plant is used
Food
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List of plant chemicals.
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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 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 100.0 -0.59 *
ASH 0 Root 7000.0 35045.0 -0.93 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 0.0 0.2 -0.44 *
BORON 4 Root 0.8 7.0 -0.63 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 44.0 290.0 -0.78 *
CITRATES 0 Root 1270.0 5935.0 -0.68 *
COPPER 12 Root 0.5 10.7 -0.11 *
CYANIDIN-3-GENTIOBIOSIDE 0 Plant *
CYANIDIN-GLYCOSIDE 0 Bulb *
FAT 0 Root 300.0 5700.0 -0.57 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Plant *
FIBER 15 Root 6000.0 55600.0 -0.72 *
IRON 6 Root 1.4 25.0 -0.41 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Root 619.0 3005.0 -0.80 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Root 66.0 827.0 -0.92 *
MALATES 0 Root 870.0 5750.0 -0.83 *
MANGANESE 14 Plant *
NIACIN 39 Root 0.7 17.0 -0.96 *
OXALATE 0 Root 150.0 700.0 -0.73 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Preservative 1 Merck 11th Edition
Prooxidant 2 *
Prostaglandigenic 1 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 Xu, L. N., Yu, W. G., Tian, J. Y., Liu, Q. Y. 1990. Effect of Sodium Ferulate on Arachidonic Acid Metabolism. Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao, 25(6): 412-416.
Scabicide 1 Martindale's 29th
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sedative 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Serotoninergic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Spermigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Sunscreen 1 Chemical Marketing Reporter; a weekly tabloid, 9/10/92.
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Thymoprotective 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Tranquilizer 2 *
Trichomonicide 1 Martindale's 29th
Ubiquiot 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Uricosuric 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Uterosedative 1 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.
Vasodilator 6 *