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Dioscorea bulbifera
plante tropicale dense avec des racines utilisées traditionnellement pour traiter les problèmes hormonaux et métaboliques.
Dioscorea bulbifera, commonly known as air potato, is a tropical vine whose aerial bulbils are used in traditional medicine across Asia and Africa for thyroid disorders, tumors, and fungal infections. Its primary active compounds include diosgenin, steroidal saponins, diosbulbin, and polyphenols, which contribute to hormonal modulation, antioxidant, and antimicrobial effects. Modern evidence is limited (Level C), but preliminary studies support its traditional uses for thyroid health and as an antimicrobial agent.
Diosgenin, a steroidal sapogenin, acts as a precursor for steroid hormone synthesis and may modulate thyroid function by influencing thyroid peroxidase and deiodinase enzymes. Steroidal saponins disrupt fungal and tumor cell membranes and induce apoptosis, while diosbulbin exhibits hepatotoxicity through metabolic activation and glutathione depletion. Polyphenols provide antioxidant activity via free radical scavenging and activation of the Nrf2 pathway, reducing oxidative stress.
plante tropicale dense avec des racines utilisées traditionnellement pour traiter les problèmes hormonaux et métaboliques.
Dioscorea bulbifera, commonly known as air potato, is a tropical vine whose aerial bulbils are used in traditional medicine across Asia and Africa for thyroid disorders, tumors, and fungal infections. Its primary active compounds include diosgenin, steroidal saponins, diosbulbin, and polyphenols, which contribute to hormonal modulation, antioxidant, and antimicrobial effects. Modern evidence is limited (Level C), but preliminary studies support its traditional uses for thyroid health and as an antimicrobial agent.
Diosgenin, a steroidal sapogenin, acts as a precursor for steroid hormone synthesis and may modulate thyroid function by influencing thyroid peroxidase and deiodinase enzymes. Steroidal saponins disrupt fungal and tumor cell membranes and induce apoptosis, while diosbulbin exhibits hepatotoxicity through metabolic activation and glutathione depletion. Polyphenols provide antioxidant activity via free radical scavenging and activation of the Nrf2 pathway, reducing oxidative stress.