Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) of the Dioscoreaceae (Yam Family), occurs from Texas to Nebraska to Minnesota and states eastward to the Atlantic Coast. In Arkansas, wild yam occurs statewide. The plant, ...

Some people have turned to an unlikely source for what they're calling a more "natural" form of birth control - wild yams. Wild yams have the chemical diosgenin in the root of the plant and bulb, ...

The wild yam is an herbal remedy for menstrual discomfort and menopausal symptoms. Wild yam is an herbal remedy for menstrual discomfort and menopausal symptoms, and has also been suggested as an ...

It didn't exactly break the Internet, but there is no denying that it's an eye-catching photo: a smiling man holding a yam that is about 3 feet long. "That's the biggest one I've seen from that ...

Yams are considered one of the world’s most important crops. A starchy, nutrient-rich root vegetable of the genus Dioscorea, the yam thrives in a tropical belt across West Africa, with outliers in the ...

It was a drug produced in Nottingham in the United Kingdom that led us on a journey to South Africa to visit muthi markets, archives, herbariums and nature reserves. We spoke with traders, healers, ...

FRESH AIR: Author, herbalist and storyteller Doug Elliott harvests air potatoes on his homestead in Rutherford County. Elliott prepares the vine-growing yams by boiling or frying them. On a recent ...