Spiny Yam (Dioscorea bulbifera)
荆棘薯蓣jīng jí shǔ yùJingjishuyu
Dioscorea bulbifera · Plant
1
Indications
3
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains toxic compounds; proper preparation required.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Spiny Yam for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Spiny Yam does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit ImmuneBenefit Kidney
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Dioscorea bulbifera and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antioxidant25 records, 9 in people
- Benefit Digestive4 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Immune3 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Kidney3 records
- Fatigue Syndrome0 records