Talk:Dioscorea villosa

"The steroid saponin diosgenin in wild yam modulates cell signaling involved in growth, differentiation, apoptosis, and oncogenesis (14). In vitro studies suggest wild yam extract protects against human breast cancer proliferation by acting as a weak phytoestrogen (3). A molecular docking study of estrogen mimics in phytochemicals from dietary herbal supplements found that D. villosa docked strongly with the estrogen receptor (23). However, the D. villosa species has been noted to induce chronic kidney injury via profibrotic pathways in animal models (15)." (https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/wild-yam#references-3 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19222119/ and https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20653397/) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.170.10.242 (talk) 03:41, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Endangered?
Is it endangered? Badagnani 09:56, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Toxic?
Is this toxic at all? I took some wild yam supplements several times and each time my right eye got extremely swollen.Interestedperson (talk) 17:40, 28 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia isn't the place to try to list all side effects, per WP:NOTHOWTO and Medical disclaimer. Kingdon (talk) 13:59, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

Actual plant information?
Why isn't there any real information about this plant? The article reads like an advertisement. What about more habitat information, growth habits, and ecological interactions? This is just somebody trying to push their herbal supplement agenda. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.108.191.137 (talk • contribs) 5:40, 3 June 2010 (UTC)


 * I'd encourage you to add that kind of information. One source I quickly found which might help you: Dioscorea villosa Linnaeus. Kingdon (talk) 15:15, 5 June 2010 (UTC)


 * This type of information would also be of interest to readers: Wild Yam / University of Maryland Medical Center — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.242.149.240 (talk) 18:57, 3 August 2016 (UTC)