Family: Dioscoreaceae

Some Common Names: Dioscorea, Colic Root, Rheumatism Root, Wilde Yamwurzel, wild Mexican yam, rheumatism root, Chinese yam, shan yao...

Some Common Uses: for treatment of female problems and to relieve pain during childbirth.  It contains diosgenin, a precursor to progesterone and today is used to make contraceptive pills.  Other medicinal uses today include relief of rheumatic conditions, bilious colic, dysmenorrheal and nausea...

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