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Cancer prevention
Lowers blood cholesterol while dilating peripheral blood vessels, strengthening their walls.
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Cardiovascular benefits
In folk medicine, yams are recommended for use in arthritis. Tinctures with these root vegetables are recommended for angina pectoris, tachycardia, cataracts and headaches.
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Combating nervous tension
Eating yam regularly improves blood counts, prevents the formation of atherosclerotic plaques and can lower blood pressure to a great extent.
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Use in cosmetology
Studies show that the desogenin found in wild yam extract may have a "depigmenting effect". This means that it can help with problems such as melanoderma, melanodermatitis and solar lentigo, which eventually lead to hyperpigmentation.