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Mexican Wild
Yam Root (Mexican Wild Yam root)
Actions:
Antispasmodic, hepatic, anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic,
cholagogue, uterine tonic.
Common Use: This valuable
herb was at one time the sole source of the chemicals that
were used as the raw materials for contraceptive hormone
manufacture. In 1936, Japanese researchers discovered glycoside
saponins in several Mexican yam species, from these, steroid
saponins, primarily diosgenin, could be derived. These derivatives
could then be converted to progesterone, an intermediate
in cortisone production. Steroid drugs derived from diosgenin
include corticosteroids, oral contraceptives, androgens
and estrogens (yams do not contain, as sometimes believed,
full blown estrogens or other hormones - these substances
are produced after four processing steps). Such findings
might help explain why, during the previous two centuries
of American medicine, wild yam roots have successfully been
employed in relieving menstrual cramps, ovarian neuralgia
and cramps, after pains and other problems of menses and
child birth. Also known to have a therapeutic action on
overall liver health, it is believed that wild yam root's
ability to lower blood cholesterol levels and lower blood
pressure indirectly helps the liver by increasing its efficiency
and reducing stress. Also indicated in the relief of
rheumatoid arthritis, especially the acute phase where there
is intense inflammation. 20 to 45 drops 2-4 times daily.
 Suggested
retail:
2oz with dropper - $16
4oz with dropper - $29
8oz w/o dropper - $54
Formulas containing
this herb:
Devil's Claw / Cat's
Claw Plus
Milk Thistle / Schizandra Plus
SumaFlex Plus
Vitex / Black Cohosh
Plus
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