Dioscorea
| Pinyin: Chinese Yam and Shan Yao | Latin: Radix Dioscoreae Oppositae |
Description:Diascorea oppositifolia (Chinese yam and Shan Yao) tubers are a traditional food source and health plan in Asia.
Information:
Family:
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscoreaceae
Organ Meridian Systems:
Active ingredients include allantion and diosgenin.
Active ingredients include allantion and diosgenin.
Properties:
Traditional Medicinal Uses:
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Shan Yao is considered a sweet substance that sooths and stimulates the stomach and spleen and tonifies the lungs and kidneys.*
It has also been used by TCM practitioners as a supportive for energy, appetite, digestion, weight gain, chronic diarrhea, asthma, dry coughs, frequent or uncontrollable urination, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, nephritis and emotional instability.*
