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Non-scientific name:

wild yam

17 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Drug form: Plant parts:
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Dioscorea alata Linn. Dioscorea alata L. Dioscorea alata L.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Dioscorea dregeana Dioscorea dregeana (Kunth) T.Durand & Schinz Dioscorea dregeana (Kunth) T.Durand & Schinz
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) Dioscorea dregeana (Kunth)T.Durand & Schinz Dioscorea dregeana (Kunth) T.Durand & Schinz Dioscorea dregeana (Kunth) T.Durand & Schinz
Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Dioscorea pentaphylla Linnaeus Dioscorea pentaphylla L. Dioscorea pentaphylla L.
Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011) Dioscorea polygonoides Humb. & Bonpl. Ex Willd. Dioscorea polygonoides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Dioscorea polygonoides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Dioscorea batatas Dioscorea batatas Decne. Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) Dioscorea quartiniana A.Rich. Dioscorea quartiniana A.Rich. Dioscorea quartiniana A.Rich.
Non-Timber Forest Prod., NW District of Guyana (van Andel, 2000) Dioscorea trichanthera Gleason Dioscorea trichanthera Gleason Dioscorea trichanthera Gleason root, rhizome
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L.
WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L. Root, Root with Rhizome
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L.
Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L.
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L.
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L.
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L.
Dr. Duke's Databases: Phytochemical Subset. (Duke, 2016) Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L.
WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025) Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L. root, root with rhizome
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L.
WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2024) Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscorea villosa L. root, root with rhizome

54 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "wild yam":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
aaluka Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
aser Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
asiatic yam Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
bitter jessie Other Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
china root Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
chinaroot Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
chuinyan Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
colic Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
colic root Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
colicroot Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
devil s-bones Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dikurunga Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
dioscorea Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
dioscorea villosa Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
dioscorea villosa whole Other Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
gliha Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
grand sarsaparilla Other Non-Timber Forest Prod., NW District of Guyana (van Andel, 2000)
greater yam Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
hung Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
igname sauvage Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
ilabatheka Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
inchoolo Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ingcolo Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ingxolo Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
isidakwa Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
isithundlathundla Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
jagate bhyakur Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
jar Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kaashthaaluka Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kathaalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
lauka Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
läkejams Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
mangai Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
marede a poo Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ndiyaza Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
north american wild yam Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
perumvalli kizhangu Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
racines de colique Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
rheumatism Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
rheumatism root Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
sarsparilla Other Non-Timber Forest Prod., NW District of Guyana (van Andel, 2000)
shan yao Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
temen Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
timi Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
tyaguno Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
udakwa Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
undiyaza Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
unyawo-lwendlovu Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
wilde yamswurzel Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
wildejam Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
yam Other Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
yamswurzel Other WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
zottige yamswurzel Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
|'hoang#oq^ Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)