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  2. Dioscorea villosa - Wikipedia

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    It is commonly known as wild yam, colic root, rheumatism root, devil's bones, and fourleaf yam. [4] It is common and widespread in a range stretching from Texas and Florida north to Minnesota, Ontario and Massachusetts. [3] [5] [6] [7] [8]

  3. 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 ...

  4. Dioscorea - Wikipedia

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    Wild Yam (Dioscorea) is a vine that is invasive, deciduous, and herbaceous. [7] [not specific enough to verify] This species is native to Asia, though, in the U.S., it is commonly found in Florida. They can grow over 18 metres (60 feet) in length.

  5. Chinese yam - Wikipedia

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    In Vietnam, the yam is called củ mài or khoai mài. When this yam is processed to become a medicine, the yam is called hoài sơn or tỳ giải. In the Ilocano of the northern Philippines it is called tuge. In Latin American countries it is known as camote del cerro or white ñame. In Manipuri it is called as "Ha".

  6. Dioscorea alata - Wikipedia

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    Dioscorea alata – also called ube (/ ˈ uː b ɛ,-b eɪ /), ubi, purple yam, or greater yam, among many other names – is a species of yam (a tuber). The tubers are usually a vivid violet - purple to bright lavender in color (hence the common name), but some range in color from cream to plain white.

  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.

  8. 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 ]

  9. Yam (vegetable) - Wikipedia

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    Yam is an important dietary element for Nigerian and West African people. It contributes more than 200 calories per person per day for more than 150 million people in West Africa, and is an important source of income. Yam is an attractive crop in poor farms with limited resources. It is rich in starch, and can be prepared in many ways.

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