Latin name Dioscorea opposita Thunb.(D.batata Dec-ne.)
Active Ingredient Diosgenine
Part used Root
Apperarance White fine powder
Product Content Diosgenine ≥16%
Test Mothed HPLC
Product Origin Extracted from the root of Dioscorea opposita Thunb.
Action and Uses
Steroidal saponins such as diosgenin account for some of the activity of wild yam. Dioscoretine, it can lower blood sugar levels, An extract of wild yam was also found in a clinical trial to have antioxidant properties and raised HDL.