Preface the air potato management plan was developed to provide a synthesis of the information available on dioscorea bulbifera and its management in florida. Pharmacological evaluation of dioscorea dumetorum tuber used. Eskualdeko kontsumo eredua aldatzera datorren labore. Dioscorea bulbifera synonyms, dioscorea bulbifera pronunciation, dioscorea bulbifera translation, english dictionary definition of dioscorea bulbifera. Dioscorea dumetorum kunth pax family dioscoreaceae on jstor. Pharmacological evaluation of dioscorea dumetorum tuber used in traditional antidiabetic therapy. Wild yam is possibly safe when taken by mouth or applied to the skin. Dioscorea has a tremendous potential as a commercial product because of its high content of diosgenin, which in turn is invariably employed as a starting material for the synthesis of a host of important therapeutic drugs, for instance. Dioscorea dumetorum african bitter yam threeleaved. Department of agriculture agricultural research service.
There is not enough reliable information about the safety of taking wild yam if you are pregnant or breast feeding. Information is also included on related species occurring in florida, including winged yam, d. Discover the best ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, sheet. Diosgenin is found in several dioscorea species and one heterosmilax species, namely d. Brazilian homeopathic pharmacopoeia 3rd edition 2011 this translation does not replace the portuguese version. Dioscorea dumetorum wikispecies wikispecies, free species. This plant, sometimes called colicroot, is a delicate, twining vine, with a perennial root, from which proceeds a smooth, woolly, reddishbrown stem, one or two lines in diameter, and from five to fifteen feet long. This study was undertaken to confirm or otherwise disprove the alleged effectiveness of dioscorea dumetorum tuber in the traditional treatment of clinical diabetes mellitus. Developmental morphology of seedlings of dioscorea. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Dioscorea dregeana wikispecies, free species directory. Dioscorea dumetorum kunth pax family dioscoreaceae on.
Join the millions of readers who turn to scribds digital library to access an unlimited number of audiobooks, books, magazine articles, sheet music, and more. Climber twining lefthanded from a shallowseated annual single tuber or tubers in a cluster, spiny stem to about 3 m high, common throughout the savanna region from senegal to w cameroons, and extending across the congo basin to angola. Aboveground, it has round, slender stems that twine spirally upwards from left to right, counterclockwise. These are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in africa, asia, latin america and oceania. Featured software all software latest this just in old school emulation msdos games historical software classic pc games software.
Fatty acid profile of edible dioscorea dumetorum discussion the fatty acid compositions of the wild and edible dioscorea dumetorum showed a similar pattern with reports on other dioscorea spp 10. Dioscorea batatas is the taxonomic name generally used in the united states29. Dioscorea root extract benefit and side effects by ray sahelian, m. Development of the hardtocook defect during controlled storage of d. Dioscorea dregeana in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Pharmacological evaluation of dioscorea dumetorum tuber. The underground tubers are weighing several kg with white, pale or dark yellow flesh. Dioscorea dumetorum in world checklist of selected plant families. Dioscorea yams genus dioscorea plant genus a genus of plants dioscoreaceae, family dioscoreaceae, yam family yams yam plant, yam any of a. Evaluation of starches obtained from four dioscorea species. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria.
Dioscorea dumetorum kunth pax show all show tabs bitter yam. Dioscorea dumetorum wikispecies, free species directory. Bertatik, tokiko ekoizleen produktuak eta ekologikoak bultzatuz, eskualdeko ekonomia saretu, ekoizpen bide eta ekoizleen lan baldintza duhinak sustatu, eta kalitatezko elikadura osasuntsua. In the present paper the developmental morphology of young seedlings of d. This is in the yam family, and the herb is sometimes simply referred to as.
Hardtocook defect in trifoliate yam dioscorea dumetorum. To keep proper soil moisture, one needs to give 12 cups of water every 45 weeks. Dioscorea dumetorum in kew science plants of the world online. The compressional properties of the formulations were analyzed using density measurements and the. By far the most common is dioscorea opposita, for which the rhizome tuber is used. Dioscorea used in chinese medicine with the example of. Ive grown dioscorea for many years, but ive only had it produce aerial tubers a couple of times in more than a decade.
Dioscorea dumetorum, a caudiciform and climbing vine with robust, spiny stems reaching up to 7 m in length. It flowers more often then it develops aerial tubers, but the vine doesnt even come up every year. Dioscorea dumetorum african bitter yam threeleaved yam. It would need a very rich soil content which is filled with potassium and phosphorous, but lacks nitrogen. Lakaxitan egokitu duten egoitzaren atontze lanetan ari dira egunotan. Diosgenin is a steroidal saponin, which is extracted from the root of wild yam dioscorea villosa and other species. Mar, 2020 dioscorea dumetorum in world checklist of selected plant families. Evaluation of starches obtained from four dioscorea. My dioscorea is in a warm very dry spot on the south side inside the drip line of a large fir tree next to a big fig tree. The data showed that the crude fat content of the wild dioscorea dumetorum variety 0. Wild forms are in general poisonous due to the presence of the alkaloids dioscorine and dihydrocortisone 1, 9, 14, 15, 2123. There are several herbs derived from species of dioscorea used in chinese herb formulas, though only two are used with some frequency. Yam is the common name for some species in the genus dioscorea family dioscoreaceae. Storage rot of some yams dioscorea spp in keffi and.
Read pdf files right in your browser the pdf download extension. Checklist eflora home people search help actkey hu cards glossary eflora home people search help actkey hu cards glossary. National plant germplasm system covid19 update, march 23, 2020. The alabama plant atlas is a source of data for the distribution of plants within the state as well as taxonomic, conservation, invasive, and wetland information for each species.
Before requesting germplasm, scientists should consider their capacity to receive it. Glutinous yam, japanese yam, taiwanese yam dioscorea japonica. Dioscorea bulbifera is a perennial vine with broad leaves and two types of storage organs. It is considered an effective herb for hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer. Dioscorea oppositifolia is a fast growing twining vine that has escaped from cultivation. Diosgenin or wild yam is often promoted as a natural alterative to estrogen therapy, so you will see it used for estrogen replacement therapy, vaginal dryness in older women, pms premenstrual syndrome, menstrual cramps, weak bones osteoporosis, increasing energy and sexual drive in men and women, and breast enlargement. Tuber replaced annually, much divided with short or cylindric roundended rootbearing lobes up to 2. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Product name az product name za price ascending price descending.
Yams generally have a considerably higher protein than the 1. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. This type of plant needs sunlight during the coolest hours of the day so usually right. Hormonesensitive condition such as breast cancer, uterine cancer, ovarian. The plant forms bulbils in the leaf axils of the twining stems, and tubers beneath the ground. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. Please consider signing up for our newsletter to remain abreast of current information. This proportion showed that, irreversible hardening is the main component of d. The air potato management plan was developed to provide a synthesis of the information available on dioscorea bulbifera and its management in florida. Dioscorea species information, production, functions.
Extraction of diosgenin, a bioactive compound from natural. The study areas were visited six times in three months for collection of rotted. The dioscorea spp examined included dioscorea rotundata white yam, d. Access tens of millions of documents in pdf, txt, microsoft word and powerpoint formats.
Dioscorea is a genus of flowering plants, and some dioscorea species are known and used as a source for the steroidal sapogenin diosgenin. Description dioscorea batatas is a twining herbaceous. Dioscorea batatas is called chinese yam, cinnamon yam, wild yam, or common yam. Dioscorea bulbifera yam of tropical africa and asia cultivated for it large tubers air potato yam plant, yam any of a number of tropical vines. Starches obtained from four dioscorea species namely dioscorea dumetorum bitter, dioscorea oppositifolia chinese, dioscorea alata water, and dioscorea rotundata white have been evaluated as binding agents in chloroquine phosphate tablet formulations in comparison with official corn starch. Dioscoreae definition of dioscoreae by the free dictionary. Top kodi archive and support file community software vintage software apk msdos cdrom software cdrom software library. The decrease in starch 36 g100 g obtained in this study is quite comparable to values 9. Some varieties are edible and cultivated as a food crop, especially in west africa. Pdf late cretaceousearly eocene origin of yams dioscorea. Dioscorea opposita article about dioscorea opposita by.
The results of crude fat content and fatty acid composition of dioscorea dumetorum varieties are presented in table 1. Free scribd downloader download pdf documents and books. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Treatments of thyroid diseases with chinese herbal medicine and esophageal cancer 5. Physicochemical characterisation of yam dioscorea alata l. Featured software all software latest this just in old school emulation msdos games historical software classic pc games software library. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about glutinous yam, japanese yam, taiwanese yam dioscorea japonica supplied by member.
The website also provides access to a database and images of plants photos and herbarium specimens found at. Physicochemical characterisation of yam dioscorea alata. The leaves are trifoliate with ovate leaflets, 15 cm long and 8 cm wide. Symbols represent experimental data points and lines indicate. This page was last edited on 22 november 2014, at 05. Five5 towns, kana,kofa gwari, laminga, garaku and kokona in keffi local government area, nasarawa state, nigeria were covered. Downloading pdf documents and books from scribd becomes very easy if you use scrdownloader. It is also synonymous with dioscorea oppositifolia. The tubers of edible varieties often have a bitter taste, which can be. Download pdf download for windows now from softonic. Robust climber with annual stems up to 10 m long, growing from a tuber.
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