Sentences with phrase «as wild yam»

Bioidentical hormones are taken from plant sources such as wild yam and soybeans, then altered in a lab until they are molecularly identical to the hormones that women naturally produce.

Not exact matches

One big issue for dieters are carbohydrates, which can be divided into slow - digesting and fast - digesting ones: the first group which includes foods such as yams, wild rice, beans, whole grains, red potatoes and certain types of fruits are loaded with fiber and nutrients and produce slow and gradual increases in blood glucose and modest insulin release, keeping us full and satisfied for longer periods of time.

Wild yam can be found as an ingredient in cosmetics, especially body lotions, moisturizers, and butters.

It is important to be careful when selecting wild yam supplements, as the herb is ineffective unless the featured compound, diosgenin, has been modified into an active form of progesterone.

Nowadays, wild yam is used mainly as a medicinal herb.

Wild yam has been found to contain about 3.5 % diosgenin, which is is used as a source in the synthesis of a sex hormone called progesterone, as well as for the production of cortisone and other steroids prescribed in hormone replacement therapy (HRT), which benefit women with fertility problems, irregular menstrual cycles, and hormone deficiencies due to menopause and post-menopause.

Wild yam is most widely found as a topical cream.

The main economic importance of wild yam lies in its medicinal value, as it has found use as an ingredient in some pharmaceuticals.

Women who are breastfeeding or pregnant, as well as those who have a form of reproductive cancer, endometriosis, or uterine fibroids should not taken wild yam.

Some companies are trying to sell diosgenin, which they label «wild yam extract» as a medicine or supplement, claiming that the body will then convert it into hormones as needed.