
	Midwest Herbs	965 Road 2 Cedar Vale KS 67024 Tel (620) 758 2996

Yam Root

This is a perennial vine which grows in the U.S. from Rhode Island to Minnesota, Florida and Texas. Twining in thickets and hedges and over bushes and fences, the thin, woolly, reddish-brown stem grows from 5 to 18 feet long. The slender, tuberous rootstock is crooked and laterally branched. Broadly ovate and cordate, the leaves are from 2 to 6 inches long and about three-fourths as wide, glabrous on top, and finely hairy underneath. They are usually alternate, but the lower leaves sometimes grow in twos and fours. The small, greenish-yellow flowers bloom during June and July, the male flowers in drooping panicles, the female in drooping, spicate racemes. The fruit is a three-winged capsule containing winged seeds.

	2 oz	4 oz	8 oz	1 lb
Yam Root c/s	$6.41	$11.03	$19.42	$30.35
Yam Root Powder	$6.41	$11.03	$19.42	$30.35

Properties/Uses - Antispasmodic, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant. This herb is a diuretic, expectorant, and possibly emetic in large doses. It was once commonly prescribed for bilious colic. It is said to be soothing to the nerves and beneficial for neuralgia and pains in the urinary tract. Some have considered it an antispasmodic and recommend it for cramps. During pregnancy, small frequent doses will help allay nausea.

Botanical Name - Dioscorea villosa

Part Used - Root

Common Names/Synonyms - China root, colic root, devil’s bones, rheumatism root, yuma.

Cautions - No side effects or contraindications with normal use.


While every effort is made by us to ensure that any information given is accurate and that any and all products supplied by us are of the highest quality. Midwest Herbs, its officers, staff or employees do not endorse, nor encourage anyone to implement the suggestions or recipes contained in this site or during any communications with our officers, staff or employees without the consent of his/hers physician. We do not take any liability for your implementation of any products available through this site or associated linked sites. Information provided is not designed to diagnose, prescribe, or treat any illness, or injury and is provided for informational purposes only. Always consult a medical doctor, or other alternative medical practitioner when suffering from any disease, illness, or injury, or before attempting a traditional or folk remedy. The products and the claims on or through this site have not been evaluated by the United States Food and Drug Administration. Keep all products away from children. As with any natural product, they can be toxic if misused.