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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for wild yam OR Dioscorea
  1. Wild Yam 
    Wild yam is a plant that has been promoted as natural DHEA because it contains diosgenin, which can ... and DHEA. There are over 600 species of wild yams. About 12 species are edible. Some people use ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/natural/970.html - Drugs and Supplements
  2. Vaginal dryness alternative treatments 
    ... called edamame). Some women report that creams containing wild yam help with vaginal dryness. However, there is no good research supporting this report. Extracts of wild yam have not been found to have estrogen- or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002142.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Dietary Supplement Fact Sheets From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)  
    Dietary Supplements/Specifics ... Dietary Supplements ... National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements ... From the National Institutes of Health
    https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/list-all - External Health Links
  4. Menopausal Symptoms: In Depth From the National Institutes of Health (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)  
    Menopause/Treatments and Therapies ... Menopause ... Herbal Medicine/Women ... Herbal Medicine ... National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health ... From the National ...
    https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/menopausal-symptoms-in-depth - External Health Links
  5. Diabetes type 2 - meal planning 
    ... vegetables include corn, green peas, lima beans, carrots, yams and taro. Note that potato should be considered ... flour, oatmeal, whole cornmeal, amaranth, barley, brown and wild rice, buckwheat, and quinoa. Refined grains have been ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007429.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Eat Healthy: Food Group Gallery (Department of Agriculture)  
    Nutrition/Specifics ... Nutrition ... Department of Agriculture ... The USDA MyPlate Food Group Gallery page shows lists of foods for each of the five food groups. Hyperlinked ...
    https://www.myplate.gov/eat-healthy/food-group-gallery - External Health Links