Photo of the herb of the medicinal plant Wild Yam (Dioscorea)
wild yam
wild yam(dioscorea) - used for menopause and hot flashes, premenstrual syndrome, nervous tension, atherosclerosis, obesity; to improve cerebral and coronary blood flow, normalize blood pressure, lower blood cholesterol, improve digestion.
Latin name: Dioscorea villosa.
English title: wild Yam.
Synonym: Dioscorea.
Family: Dioscorea - Dioscoreaceae.
Used parts of the medicinal plant and preparation: rhizomes with roots collected during the entire growing season, from late April to late autumn.
Botanical description: wild yam is a perennial herbaceous vine with a knotty woody rhizome, red-brown stems up to 4.5 meters long and thin, branching shoots. The leaves are alternate, heart-shaped, pubescent, with 9-11 veins. Wild yam flowers are small, dioecious, in drooping inflorescences, yellowish-green. The fruit is a three-celled winged capsule.
Habitat: wild yam grows in the dense forests of North America (Virginia, North Carolina, Indiana). Cultivated in the same areas.
Active ingredients: wild yam (dioscorea) contains steroidal saponins and alkaloids, the most important of the saponins is dioscin (up to 1.2%), which breaks down during hydrolysis into diosgenin, glucose and rhamnose, as well as tigogenin. The content of diosgenin ranges from 0.9 to 2.2%, and in culture 1.06-1.17%; its maximum content is observed in the budding phase.
Wild Yam - healing properties and uses
wild yam is a part of dietary supplement NSP wild yam , Hey G-Ex , Body Cream with Wild Yam Extract produced according to the international GMP quality standard for medicines.
Photo of the drug Wild yam (dioscorea) in capsules
Wild yam has been used for a long time and is known as an anti-aging remedy. For a long time, Mexican women have used wild yam as a contraceptive, as well as for the threat of miscarriage. Wild yam steroid saponins, called "hormone precursors", are the starting material for the synthesis of DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone - the ancestor of testosterone) and pregnenalone, which regulate the balance of hormones in the female body, help to gain energy and well-being.
According to experts, starting from 20-25 years. the level of prohormones in the human body decreases. Studies have shown a relationship between falling prohormone levels and phenomena such as lethargy, sleepiness, obesity, and even diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and osteoporosis. It turned out that in sick people, regardless of age, the content of DHEA in the blood is lower than in healthy people.
Eating foods containing phytoestrogens has also been shown to markedly reduce the risk of diseases such as breast and pancreatic cancer. Phytoprogestins contained in Dioscorea are not hormones, but they can have a beneficial effect on the hormonal status of the female body: they regulate the menstrual cycle, maintain the tone of the female genital organs, especially during menopause, and serve to prevent osteoporosis.
Wild yam (dioscorea) is promising as one of the most effective and safest contraceptives, which, moreover, prevents female cancers.
Wild yam is effective as a sedative and muscle relaxant, has an analgesic effect, reduces headaches, tinnitus, fatigue, irritability, improves mood, sleep, memory, and gives "shine" to the eyes. It has antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, hypocholesterolemic action, lowers blood cholesterol and lipid deposition in arterial vessels and liver.
Photo of wild yam roots (dioscorea)
Wild yam is used for:
- menopause and hot flashes
- premenstrual syndrome
- nervous tension
- atherosclerosis
- obesity
- to improve cerebral and coronary blood flow
- to normalize blood pressure
- to lower blood cholesterol levels
- to improve digestion
Contraindications. Wild yam (Dioscorea) is not recommended for children under 12 years old, pregnant and lactating women, with individual intolerance.
