Wild Yam Benefits & Information

Colic root, rheumatism root, China root, devil's bones, yuma, Mexican wild yam, Wildeyamwurzel

Wild Yam / Dioscorea is a popular modern use is as an alternative to HRT, a natural breast enhancer and treatment for PMS. Wild Yam is a very good antispasmodic so is good for menstrual cramps, relaxing muscles, soothing nerves, relieving pain, poor circulation and neuralgia, for the inflammatory stage of rheumatory arthritis and for abdominal and intestinal cramping.

Wild Yam / Dioscorea has long been used for its benefits in women's reproductive health, including pre-menstrual syndrome and menopausal problems.
The Central American wild yam provides the source material, Diosgenin from which the modern contraceptive pill, cortisones and synthetic sex hormones are derived. It has a world wide reputation for being used for female complaints, as Diosgenin is a producer of progesterone and is indicated in conditions of hormone imbalance.

Wild Yam / Dioscorea is also anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmodic, diuretic and liver cleansing. So it is useful for:
Menstrual cramps
Relieving pain
Rheumatoid arthritis
PMS
Breast enhancement
Stimulating libido
Symptoms of menopause
Threatened miscarriage
Flatulence
Irritable bowel syndrome
Intestinal colic
Poor circulation
Neuralgia.

Suggested Dosage
Wild Yam / Dioscorea Herbal Tincture
Take 2-4ml up to three times a day
or as recommended by a herbal practitioner.

Traditionally Wild Yam / Dioscorea was used by the Ancient Aztec and Mayan peoples as a pain relief agent, because of its natural plant steroids.

Wild yam contains alkaloids, steroidal saponins, tannins, phytosterols and starch