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Dioscorea polystachya or Chinese yam (simplified Chinese: 山药; traditional Chinese: 山藥), also called cinnamon-vine, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the yam family. It is sometimes called Chinese potato or by its Korean name ma .
Dioscorea is a genus of over 600 species of flowering plants in the family Dioscoreaceae, native throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. The vast majority of the species are tropical, with only a few species extending into temperate climates.
Dioscorea zingiberensis, is a species of yam, a tuberous root vegetable. It has been cultivated in China for the production of diosgenin, [1] an important pharmaceutical intermediate for the synthesis of steroid hormones. [3] [4] The rhizomes also produces steroidal saponins (TSS) as part of a treatment for cardiovascular disease. [5]
Dioscorea japonica, known as East Asian mountain yam, [1] yamaimo, or Japanese mountain yam, is a type of yam native to Japan (including Ryukyu and Bonin Islands), Korea, China, Taiwan, and Assam. [2] [3] Dioscorea japonica is used for food.
Dioscoreaceae (/ ˌ d aɪ ə ˌ s k ɔːr i ˈ eɪ s i i /) is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, with about 715 known species in nine genera. [4] The best-known member of the family is the yam (some species of Dioscorea).
Cyperi Rhizoma: nut-grass rhizome 香附子 コウブシ xiāng fù zǐ 香附子 香附子 Cyperus rotundus: 6 Dioscoreae Rhizoma: Chinese yam rhizome 山薬 サンヤク shān yào 山藥 山药 Dioscorea japonica D. opposita: 4 Ephedra: ephedra herb 麻黄 マオウ má huáng 麻黃 麻黄 Ephedra sinica: 13 Eriobotryae Folium: loquat leaf ...
An antique spurge plant, Euphorbia antiquorum, sending out white rhizomes In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (/ ˈ r aɪ z oʊ m / RY-zohm) [note 1] is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes.
Dioscoreae Rhizoma: Japanese yam rhizome shān yào 山藥 山药 サンヤク 山薬 Dioscorea japonica 3.0 15% Alismatis Rhizoma: water plantain rhizome zé xiè 澤瀉 泽泻 タクシャ 沢瀉 Alisma orientale 3.0 15% Poria: tuckahoe mushroom fú líng 茯苓 茯苓 ブクリョウ 茯苓 Poria cocos 3.0 15% Paeoniae suffruticosa Cortex