Potential medicinal uses for wild yam include the treatment of menopause symptoms, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, and muscular cramps. Wild yam is a plant that people have used for centuries in ...

This flowering plant has dark green vines and leaves that vary in size and shape — though it’s best known for its tuberous roots, which have been used in folk medicine since the 18th century to treat ...

Women are being warned they could damage their health with 'unproven' herbal remedies to treat menopausal symptoms. Hundreds of thousands stopped HRT after health scares in favour of alternative ...

Yams are tuber vegetables (the type that grows mostly underground) native to Africa and Asia. There are over 600 species of yam, but only 15-20 are edible. Sweet potatoes are often mistaken for yams ...