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Wild yam is a Mexican sweet potato known to many herbalists since the 18th century. Used over the years to treat countless diseases, it is part of many medicines.
The wild yam contains the phytoestrogen diosgenin and is therefore perceived as a precursor to the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone, although there is little evidence in this regard. It partly affects the symptoms of menopause, although there is no conclusive evidence from research.
However, a study found that replacing two-thirds of the main food of the day in these postmenopausal women with this type of potato improved the state of sex hormones, lipids and antioxidants. Some authors suggest that wild yams may also reduce the risk of developing breast cancer, endometrial cancer and cardiovascular disease in menopausal women.
Mexican potatoes are very useful in high cholesterol. Animal studies have shown that consumption of this sweet potato can reduce the absorption of cholesterol from the intestines. Early human studies have shown changes in cholesterol subtype levels, including lowering low-density lipoprotein, bad LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, and increasing high-density lipoprotein, good HDL cholesterol.
There are also claims that products containing in its composition see yams, help women fight [overweight], increase energy and endurance and increase sexual desire.
Others believe that sweet potatoes can be used as an herbal birth control, thanks to the phytoestrogen contained in it, as well as to remove wrinkles. In addition, it is believed that when the Mexican sweet potato is taken as food, it affects arthritis, morning sickness, painful menstruation, bronchitis, whooping cough, some intestinal diseases and others.
Chinese sweet potato (a variety of Mexican but with an equivalent effect) is believed to stimulate appetite and can be a cure for chronic diarrhea, asthma, frequent urination, diabetes and emotional instability.
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