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Wild Indigo
Wild Yam
Wood Betony

 

 

Wild Yam
Wild Yam
WILD YAM
Dioscorea villosa
Liquid extract of dried rhizome.

Actions: Antispasmodic, especially to genito-urinary and gastro-intestinal systems. Diaphoretic (taken in hot water).

Uses: Relief of nervous system irritation. Abdominal cramps, pain and tenderness; spastic colics (especially gallbladder colic); flatulent colic; spastic colitis; spasmodic pain in uterus, cervix or ovaries; menstrual cramps; after-pains of labor. Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. Early stages of peritonitis.

Dose: Take 30 to 40 drops, 2 to 5 times per day. In spastic conditions, give 20 drops in warm water every half-hour. If relief is not seen within 2 hours the remedy is probably not going to work.

Cautions: None known.


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