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Wild Yam
Dioscorea villosa
Wild Yam · Chinaroot · Yellow Yam · colic root · dioscorée velue · dioskorea huňatá · four-leaved yam · igname velue · läkejams · pochrzyn włochaty · virginianjamssi · wild yam · wild yam root · wilde Yamswurzel · yam root · Ñame silvestre
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, US, US(Appalachia), US(Amerindian), US(Slaves)
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Anodyne, Asthma, Carminative, Dyspepsia
Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, DIOSGENIN, CAMPESTEROL, SAPOGENINS
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Scientific name: Dioscorea villosa
Common names: Wild Yam, Chinaroot, Yellow Yam, colic root, dioscorée velue, dioskorea huňatá, four-leaved yam, igname velue, läkejams, pochrzyn włochaty, virginianjamssi, wild yam, wild yam root, wilde Yamswurzel, yam root, Ñame silvestre
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, US, US(Appalachia), US(Amerindian), US(Slaves).
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Anodyne
- Asthma
- Carminative
- Dyspepsia
- Emetic
- Expectorant
- Liver
- Medicine
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- Parturition
- Rheumatism
- Spasm
- Sudorific
- Uterotonic
- Bilious
- Diuretic
- Croup
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- US
- US(Appalachia)
- US(Amerindian)
- US(Slaves)
Documented cultural uses
- Anodyne
- Asthma
- Carminative
- Dyspepsia
- Emetic
- Expectorant
- Liver
- Medicine
- Parturition
- Rheumatism
- Spasm
- Sudorific
show 4 more documented entries
- Uterotonic
- Bilious
- Diuretic
- Croup
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Anodyne · Turkey · "
- Asthma · US · "
- Carminative · US · "
- Dyspepsia · US · "
- Emetic · US · "
- Emetic · Turkey · "
- Expectorant · US · "
- Liver · US · "
- Medicine · US(Appalachia) · "
- Parturition · US(Amerindian) · "
- Rheumatism · US(Slaves) · "
- Spasm · US · "
- Spasm · Turkey · "
- Sudorific · Turkey · "
- Uterotonic · US · "
- Anodyne · US(Amerindian) · "
- Bilious · Turkey · "
- Diuretic · US · "
- Expectorant · Turkey · "
- Croup · US · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- DIOSGENIN
- CAMPESTEROL
- SAPOGENINS
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- STIGMASTEROL
- ALUMINUM
- ASH
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
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- FAT
- IRON
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- MUCILAGE
- NIACIN
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- SODIUM
- STARCH
- THIAMINE
- TIN
- WATER
- ZINC
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
World Flora Online Plant List · WFO dataset terms; see release metadata
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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