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Yanm sovaj (Dioscorea villosa) se yon plant ki te itilize lajman kòm yon eny fèy / kote ou ye a pou trete ranchmann vant, kè fèb/tounen, chalè ak maladi denmen maten. Kanpe la pou yo zonyon ki fòme plant lan sipozeman genyen diosgenin ki se yon chimik konpoze sa imite hormones moun e ki itilize pou fè plizyè stéroïdes, tankou la ak dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). Men, temps diosgenin nan eta natirèl li pa kapab efèktif jan kò moun pa ka transfòme menm bagay la tou nan la, pwosesis la kapab sèlman kondwi nan yon laboratwa.
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Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) is a plant used widely as an herbal supplement to treat menstrual cramps, nausea, hot flashes and morning sickness. The root and bulb of the plant supposedly contain diosgenin which is a chemical compound that mimics human hormones and is used for making various steroids, such as progesterone and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). But consuming diosgenin in its natural state may not be effective as the human body cannot transform the same into progesterone; the process can only be conducted in a laboratory.