Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Colic root

Plant

Family

Dioscoreaceae

English

Colic root, Devil's bones, Dioscorea, Fourleaf yam, Mexican wild yam, Rheumatism root, True wild yam, Wild, Wild yam, Yam, Yuma

Latin

Dioscorea villosa L.

Plantparts

Root

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Anti-inflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, Anti-spasmodic, Calmative, Calming of nerves, Choleretic, Contraception, contraceptive, convulsive state, cramp, Cramps, Diaphoretic, General inflammation, General inflammations, hidrotic, increase the bile secretion, Induce sweating, Inflammation, inflammation in general, inflammations, Inflammations in general, Muscle cramps, Muscle spasms, Muscular spasm, relaxes the nervous system, relax spasms, Relieve muscle spasms, sedative, soothe, soothe muscle spasm, soothes nerves, Soothing, Spasm, Spasmolytic, Stimulates the flow of bile, Stimulates the gallbladder, sudorific, sweat-inducing, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Used to alleviate muscle spasms, Vasodilator

Women's diseases

inflammation of female organs, Menstrual regulation, Menstrual regulator, Menstruation regulator, regularise periods, regulate menstrual periods, Vaginal inflammation

Homoeopathically uses

homoeopathically use, Homoeopathically uses

Ingredients

 alkaloid, aluminium, ascorbic acid, ash, Beta-Sitosterol, Calcium, Campesterol, Carbohydrates, Chromium, cobalt, Dioscin, diosgenin, fat, Fibres, iron, magnesium, manganese, mucilage, Niacin, phosphorus, Phytosterol, potassium, protein, resin, sapogenin, Selenium, silicon, sodium, starch, steroidal saponin, Stigmasterol, Tanning agents, Tin, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, water, zinc, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn1475

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