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Dioscorea elephantipes
Massive-stemmed Caudex plant of South Africa with vining shoots, traditional Khoikhoi food and medicine plant.
Massive-stemmed Caudex plant of South Africa with vining shoots, traditional Khoikhoi food and medicine plant. Key active compounds include diosgenin, steroidal saponins, tannins.
diosgenin, along with steroidal saponins and tannins, are the primary bioactive compounds in Dioscorea elephantipes. These compounds modulates NF-κB and COX-2 inflammatory pathways, stimulates digestive enzyme secretion and GI motility.
Digestive support
Limited clinical evidence; primarily supported by traditional use and preliminary studies
Traditional famine food
Limited clinical evidence; primarily supported by traditional use and preliminary studies
Anti-inflammatory
Traditional medicine
Traditional Khoikhoi food and medicine during famine
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
Used in South African folk medicine for digestive conditions
Based on traditional use; clinical evidence limited
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