Dioscorea the starchy edible tuber is of ample economic and nutritional importance in the Tropical and Sub-tropical regions of the world (Sharma and Bastakoti, 2009). In fact, the tubers are rich …

2023年4月1日 · The tuber of Dioscorea (yam) is both edible and medicinal, as it contains various functional compounds with multiple pharmacological activities and disease targets. Moreover, …

The most well-known species of this genus is Dioscorea villosa, also called “wild yam.” Two furanostane type saponins, namely methyl parvifloside, and protodeltonin, were isolated from …

Dioscorea villosa Tuber is an herbal remedy derived from the dried root of Dioscorea villosa, a perennial vine native to North America, Mexico and Asia.

Dioscorea species are the monocotyledonous tuber crops under family Dioscoraceae and the genus includes more than 600 different species worldwide (Amanze et al., 2011). Most of the …

Native Hawaiians used tubers from the genus as food (and also as a drink for the sick), and scrapings from the tuber as relief of over-heating excessive sweating (6). Research has …

Dioscorea villosa (Dioscoreaceae) is a tuberous, twining vine with pale-brown, knotty, woody, cylindrical tubers. The leaves are symmetrical and heart-shaped, gradually tapering to a sharp, …

Dioscorea villosa L. Common Names: Wild yam (1), colic-root (2) Etymology: Dioscorea is named after a Greek naturalist (botanist, pharmacologist, and briefly, Emperor Nero's personal …