Wild Yam Root

Wild yam is considered one of the best anti-catarrhal agents. It has been historically proven as very valuable in pulmonary and catarrhal conditions. A perennial, twining plant, with long, knotty, crooked root-stocks and thin, smooth stems. The leaves are alternate. The lower leaves are in whorls of 3-8 heart-shaped, hairy beneath and veins conspicuous. The small flowers are greenish-yellow and not showy. The male flowers are in drooping panicles, the female in drooping spicate racemes. The fruit is a three-winged capsule with winged seeds. Found throughout eastern, central U.S. in wet woods, on hedges, fences. It is a antispasmodic, diuretic, expectorant, and emetic in large doses. Steep 1 teaspoon of the root in 1 cup water for 30 minutes. UPC: 084783022114. Origin(s): China, Mexico, United States. Latin Name(s): Dioscorea villosa, Dioscorea opposita. Also known as: Colic Root, China Root, Devil's Bones, Rheumatism Root, Yuma. Plant Part(s) Used: Root. Appearance: Cut: Light brown. P