Dioscorea villosa. Kader Kochi.

Synonyms

Wild yam, Colic root, Rheumatism root, Kattu-chaena.

Constituents

Twining tuberous vine. Height 4 meters. Rhizome contains saponin, dioscin, dioscorein, diosgenin, phytoestrogen, and sterol.

Therapeutics

This is anti-spasmodic medicine for biliary colic.

It is medicine for discomforts due to intestinal cramps.

It is medicine for low backache.

It is medicine for neuralgic dysmenorrhoea (Caulophyllum).

It is medicine for osteoporosis, and menopausal symptoms.

It is remedy for infertility.

It is remedy for endometriosis, and cancer in female organs.

It is a prophylactic remedy for miscarriage.

Dose

1 to 8 drops.

Dilution.