Dioscorea villosa

Traditional uses

  • Anodyne

    Tradition: Turkey

  • Asthma

    Tradition: US

  • Carminative

    Tradition: US

  • Dyspepsia

    Tradition: US

  • Emetic

    Tradition: US

  • Expectorant

    Tradition: US

  • Liver

    Tradition: US

  • Medicine

    Tradition: US(Appalachia)

  • Parturition

    Tradition: US(Amerindian)

  • Rheumatism

    Tradition: US(Slaves)

  • Spasm

    Tradition: US

  • Sudorific

    Tradition: Turkey

Chemicals

  • ASCORBIC-ACID

    Plant part: Rhizome. Amount: 149

  • DIOSGENIN

    Plant part: Tissue Culture

  • DIOSGENIN

    Plant part: Plant

  • DIOSGENIN

    Plant part: Tuber. Amount: 23000

  • CAMPESTEROL

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 20 to 200

  • SAPOGENINS

    Plant part: Tuber. Amount: 13000

  • PHYTOSTEROLS

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 100 to 1000

  • BETA-SITOSTEROL

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 70 to 700

  • STIGMASTEROL

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 10 to 100

  • ALUMINUM

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 50 to 210

  • ASCORBIC-ACID

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 110 to 460

  • ASH

    Plant part: Root. Amount: 19680 to 82000