David L. Hoffmann BSc Hons MNIMHDioscorea villosa Part Used: Dried underground parts. Constituents: Steroidal saponins, based on diosgenin: dioscin, dioscorin, and others. Actions: Anti-spasmodic, anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic, hepatic, cholagogue, diaphoretic. Indications:...
What Doctors Don't Tell YouWDDTY (vol 12 no 4, Q&A) addressed a problem I have. For the better part of a year, ...
Q-I am a 41 year old man. I had a series of bladder infections about a year ago, which is unusual in men. As a result, my doctors suggested that I undergo a series of bowel examinations to look fo ...
I have been experiencing extreme tenderness in my lower left abdomen for some time now. My doctor has diagnosed diverticulitis and has given me a course of antibiotics. He says that in extreme cas ...
A patient suffered from Shingles as when they started taking atorvastatin.
Inflammation of one or more diverticula, potentially leading to obstruction or perforation, and to abscises and fistula formation.
Dioscorea villosa
Part Used: Dried underground parts.
Constituents: Steroidal saponins, based on diosgenin:
