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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antipyretic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiradicular | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiRaynaud's | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretinopathic | 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 |
| Antiretinotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatic | 5 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antirhinitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiscotomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antishingles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antisilicotic | 1 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Antispare-Tire | 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 |
| Antispasmodic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antispasmophilic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antistomatitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antistress | 5 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antistroke | 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 |
| Antisyndrome-X | 6 | 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 |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |