Yam Extract

Wild yam, commonly known as colic root or Mexican wild yam, is native to China and North America. Wild yam, whose botanical name is Dioscorea villosa, is a tuberous vine (and not a root, as it is normally thought) that grows in wet and humid regions. It can be found growing in thickets all over the world, where there is tropical, subtropical and temperate climate. Wild yam extract contains diosgenin, which has anti-fatigue, anti-inflammatory, anti-stress, hypocholesterolemic, and estrogenic effects.

1. Function of anti-fatigue, anti-inflammatory, anti-stress, hypocholesterolemic, and estrogenic effects.

2. As an antispasmodic, and could be helpful for nausea of pregnant women (morning sickness),  spasmodic hiccough and asthma.

3. Most women experience lack of progesterone, not estrogen. Natural progesterone supplements are used to balance estrogen.Natural progesterone has a structure similar to that of human progesterone and is produced form plant fats; One of such fats is diosgenin. It is rich in diosgenin, so diosgenin became the most popular source of  natural progesterone.