Yam family (Dioscoreaceae)
薯蓣科shǔ yù kēShuyuke
Dioscoreaceae · Plant
1
Indications
4
With studies in people
Cautions
Many species contain calcium oxalate crystals; proper preparation required.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Yam family for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Yam family 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 Dioscoreaceae 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 Antioxidant16 records, 7 in people
- Benefit Digestive5 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Immune12 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Kidney6 records, 1 in people
- Fatigue Syndrome0 records