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  2. Dioscorea villosa - Wikipedia

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    There is little modern clinical research on Dioscorea villosa, and the one study of a wild yam-containing cream for menopausal symptoms failed to find any value from this therapy. [18] According to the American Cancer Society, there is no evidence to support wild yam or diosgenin being either safe or effective in humans. [19]

  3. Dioscorea - Wikipedia

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    [8] [irrelevant citation] Wild yams are an important crop, as they have been used to prevent menstrual cramps, stomach cramps, and general pain for centuries. During the 1950s scientists found that the roots of wild yams contained diosgenin which is a plant-based estrogen; diosgenin is hypothesized to aid in chemical defense against herbivores.

  4. Dioscorea sericea - Wikipedia

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    Dioscorea sericea (common names: wild yam, colic-root, rheumatism-root) [2] is a type of climbing tuberous geophyte in the family Dioscoreaceae. [3] It is native to Colombia and Peru . [ 1 ]

  5. What to know about menopause, according to a doctor - AOL

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    Menopause is a nearly universal experience for women who live to middle age. In the United States, an estimated 1.3 million women enter menopause every year. Around 90% of women experience ...

  6. Dioscorea japonica - Wikipedia

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    Jinenjo (自然薯, "wild yam") is another kind of Dioscorea japonica, which is native to fields and mountains in Japan. In Chinese, Dioscorea japonica is known as yě shānyào (野 山藥) which translates to English as "wild Chinese yam" or simply "wild yam". [citation needed] Another name is Rìběn shǔyù (日本 薯蕷; literally ...

  7. Diosgenin - Wikipedia

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    Diosgenin, a phytosteroid sapogenin, is the product of hydrolysis by acids, strong bases, or enzymes of saponins, extracted from the tubers of Dioscorea wild yam species, such as the Kokoro. It is also present in smaller amounts in a number of other species.

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