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
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.
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