Yam (Dioscorea alata)
萆薢bì cānBican
Dioscorea alata · Plant
1
Indications
3
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains calcium oxalate crystals; proper preparation required.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Yam for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says 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 alata 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 Antioxidant20 records, 5 in people
- Benefit Digestive4 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Immune9 records, 1 in people
- Benefit Kidney1 records
- Fatigue Syndrome0 records