Plants Belonging To Dioscoreaceae The


Common Name Botanical Name Other Names
Wild Yam
Detail 		Wild Yam Dioscorea villosa Colic root, rheumatism root
Plant : The dried tuber : N. America : Wild yam root is a potent source of diosginin, a chemical that resembles female sex hormones and was used in the manufacture of the first oral contrac ...

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