Plant Dioscorea pentaphylla (Dioscoreaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Mountain Yam

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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
LYSINE	4	Root	520.0	2800.0	-0.86	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Root	94.0	792.0	-0.94	Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE	15	Root	180.0	970.0	-0.19	Duke, 1992 *
MUFA	13	Root	40.0	215.0	-0.87	Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN	39	Root	4.0	29.0	-0.62	Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID	18	Root	40.0	215.0	-0.62	Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Root	200.0	1080.0	-0.35	Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE	7	Root	620.0	3340.0	0.40	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Root	340.0	1830.0	-0.30	Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOSTEROLS	2	Root	100.0	333.0	-1.43	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Root	3555.0	25350.0	0.70	Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE	0	Root	480.0	2585.0	0.42	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Root	13400.0	72200.0	-0.52	Duke, 1992 *
PUFA	4	Root	450.0	2425.0	-1.10	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Root	0.2	1.0	-0.67	Duke, 1992 *
SERINE	1	Root	710.0	3825.0	0.26	Duke, 1992 *
SFA	0	Root	220.0	1185.0	-0.66	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Root	120.0	750.0	-0.16	Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID	8	Root	20.0	108.0	-0.63	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN	31	Root	1.0	7.0	0.03	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	4	Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant	1	Merck 11th Edition
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
Allergenic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic?	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiacid	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiacne	3	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD	1	Martindale's 29th
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	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antialdosteronic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).