About Wild Yam
A root (Dioscorea villosa) marketed for menopausal symptoms. Its diosgenin is a lab precursor for steroid synthesis but is NOT converted to progesterone in the body. A small trial of wild yam cream found no effect on menopausal symptoms or hormones.
What Wild Yam supports
- Root marketed for menopause (no hormonal conversion)
How much Wild Yam to take
The RDA prevents deficiency. The effective range is what clinical trials used to actually move the outcome.
Effective
500–2000
mg
Marketed at roughly 500 mg to 2 g/day; no established therapeutic dose.
Clinical evidence
Limited clinical evidence. Diosgenin is not converted to progesterone in vivo; trial showed no effect
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