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

Common Names

Mountain Yam

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
ALANINE	3	Root	550.0	2965.0	-0.23	Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE	14	Root	1120.0	6035.0	-0.24	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Root	26.0	140.0	-0.57	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Root	8200.0	44180.0	-0.67	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID	3	Root	1360.0	7330.0	-0.34	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Root	260.0	1400.0	-0.66	Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Root	163100.0	878770.0	0.63	Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE	2	Root	160.0	860.0	-0.03	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Root	1000.0	5390.0	-0.58	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Root	4500.0	24245.0	-1.42	Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID	8	Root	1590.0	8565.0	-0.56	Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE	12	Root	460.0	2480.0	-0.23	Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE	7	Root	300.0	1615.0	-0.17	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Root	4.0	24.0	-0.41	Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE	3	Root	450.0	2425.0	-0.54	Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES	0	Root	670.0	3610.0	0.54	Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE	2	Root	840.0	4525.0	0.10	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Root	380.0	2050.0	-0.40	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID	0	Root	70.0	375.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Calcium-Channel-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive	13	Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Carcinogenic	2	Science News, 146: 421.
Cardioprotective	5	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive	1	Duke, 1992 *
Choleretic	2	Duke, 1992 *
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	1	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.
Comedolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cosmetic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-1-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Dermatitigenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic	6	Duke, 1992 *
Emetic	1	Martindale's 29th