Common Names
Wild Yam
How this plant is used
Medicinal
Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | not available | 210.0 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | not available | 194.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
ASH | 0 | Root | not available | 35000.0 | -0.93 | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | not available | 19.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
CALCIUM | 28 | Root | not available | 3060.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Root | not available | 897000.0 | 0.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
CHROMIUM | 24 | Root | not available | 26.0 | 4.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
COBALT | 2 | Root | not available | 147.0 | 2.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
DIOSCIN | 6 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
DIOSCORIN | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
DIOSGENIN | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
FAT | 0 | Root | not available | 6000.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
FIBER | 15 | Root | not available | 26000.0 | -1.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
IRON | 6 | Root | not available | 315.0 | 0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
KILOCALORIES | 0 | Root | not available | 3840.0 | 1.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | not available | 1630.0 | -0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
MANGANESE | 14 | Root | not available | 64.0 | 0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
NIACIN | 39 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Root | not available | 1730.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | not available | 5420.0 | -0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
---|---|---|
ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
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 | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Amebicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Analgesic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anorexic | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
Antiacne | 5 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
AntiAGE | 2 | 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 | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiaging | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Antialcoholic | 4 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
Antiallergic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antialopecic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |