Wild yam is often used to treat menopausal hot flushes and menstrual cramps, but is there any evidence it works? [Image source: US Dept. of Conservation] Wild yam (Dioscorea villosa) was used for pain ...

In major yam-producing areas such as West Africa and the Caribbean, the tuber is traditionally grown using sticks as scaffolds for vine growth, which are traditionally cut from the forest, causing ...

Zanzibar (Pemba Island), Tuber is highly toxic and eating it raw or unprepared can lead to serious sickness, coma and death. To remove the poisonous compounds, it is cut into small pieces and boiled ...