Dioscorea villosa is a plant type from the kind Yams (Dioscorea). It is a climber with sheets, resident in the USA, whose underground tubers serve due to their strength content such as potatoes as food. The material Diosgenin contained in the tuber resembles the body-own hormone Progesteron and in the naturopathy against change yearly complaints and recently also as anti- Aging medicine is used. Dte sheets are used in India partially also as aphrodisiac.

Dioscorea villosa belongs to the basic food of the African kitchen.

The German naming is very unclear for this kind. It is called Yamswurzel, savage Yams, bread root or Kartoffelyams. In addition, these names become related for other kinds of the kind Yams and/or for the kind. Bread root also Maniok is called. The botanische name Dioscorea honours the Greek physician Dioskurides.

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• Yamswurzel
• Yamswurzel caps
• Contents materials of the Yamswurzel and structural formula of Diosgenin

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