Dioscorea polygonoides

Dioscorea polygonoides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

Family: Dioscoreaceae
Synonyms: , Dioscorea altissima Sieber ex C.Presl,  Dioscorea caracasana Kunth,  Dioscorea kegeliana Griseb.,  Dioscorea lutea G.Mey.,  Dioscorea martinicensis Spreng.,  Dioscorea multiflora C.Presl,  Dioscorea piperifolia Griseb.,  Dioscorea piperifolia Klotzsch ex Kunth,  Dioscorea polygonoides var. aperta R.Knuth,  Dioscorea polygonoides var. martinicensis (Spreng.) R.Knuth,  Dioscorea polygonoides var. scorpioidea Uline,  Dioscorea polygonoides var. sieberi (Kunth) Uline,  Dioscorea sieberi Kunth.


11 Published articles of Dioscorea polygonoides
1.    Diosgenin quantification by HPLC in a Dioscorea polygonoides tuber collection from Colombian flora
Author(s): Nino, Jaime; Jimenez, Diego A.; Mosquera, Oscar M.; et al. - JOURNAL OF THE BRAZILIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY  Volume: 18   Issue: 5   Pages: 1073-1076   DOI: HTTP://DX.DOI.ORG/10.1590/S0103-50532007000500030   Published: 2007

2.    Intestinal lipids and minerals in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats fed bitter yam (Dioscorea polygonoides) sapogenin extract.
Author(s): Omoruyi, Felix O; McAnuff-Harding, Marie A; Asemota, Helen N - Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences  Volume: 19   Issue: 4   Pages: 269-75   Published: 2006-Oct

3.    Molecular variability of a collection of Dioscorea polygonoides (Willd.) Humb. and Bonpl. (wild yam) of the Gran Caldas region (Colombia) using AFLPs
Author(s): Nino, J.; Diez, M. J.; Nuez, F. - JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE & BIOTECHNOLOGY  Volume: 81   Issue: 5   Pages: 803-808   Published: SEP 2006

4.    Intestinal disaccharidases and some renal enzymes in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats fed sapogenin extract from bitter yam (Dioscorea polygonoides)
Author(s): McAnuff-Harding, MA; Omoruyi, FO; Asemota, HN - LIFE SCIENCES  Volume: 78   Issue: 22   Pages: 2595-2600   DOI: HTTP://DX.DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.lfs.2005.10.046   Published: APR 25 2006

5.    Hypoglycemic effects of steroidal sapogenins isolated from Jamaican bitter yam, Dioscorea polygonoides
Author(s): McAnuff, MA; Harding, WW; Omoruyi, FO; et al. - FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY  Volume: 43   Issue: 11   Pages: 1667-1672   DOI: HTTP://DX.DOI.ORG/10.1016/j.fct.2005.05.008   Published: NOV 2005

6.    Polyhydroxylated spirostanol saponins from the tubers of Dioscorea polygonoides
Author(s): Osorio, JN; Martinez, OMM; Navarro, YMC; et al. - JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS  Volume: 68   Issue: 7   Pages: 1116-1120   DOI: HTTP://DX.DOI.ORG/10.1021/np0580356   Published: JUL 2005

7.    Changes in some liver enzymes in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats fed sapogenin. extract from bitter yam (Dioscorea polygonoides) or commercial diosgenin
Author(s): McAnuff, MA; Omoruyi, FO; Morrison, ES; et al. - WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL  Volume: 54   Issue: 2   Pages: 97-101   Published: MAR 2005

8.    Alterations in intestinal morphology of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats fed Jamaican bitter yam (Dioscorea polygonoides) steroidal sapogenin extract
Author(s): McAnuff, MA; Omoruyi, FO; Gardner, MT; et al. - NUTRITION RESEARCH  Volume: 23   Issue: 11   Pages: 1569-1577   DOI: HTTP://DX.DOI.ORG/10.1016/S0271-5317(03)00163-5   Published: NOV 2003

9.    Diospolysaponin A, a new polyoxygenated spirostanol saponin from the tubers of Dioscorea polygonoides
Author(s): Osorio, JN; Martinez, OMM; Navarro, YMC; et al. - HETEROCYCLES  Volume: 60   Issue: 7   Pages: 1709-1715   Published: JUL 1 2003

10.    Hepatic function enzymes and lipid peroxidation in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats fed bitter yam (Dioscorea polygonoides) steroidal sapogenin extract.
Author(s): McAnuff, Marie A.; Omoruyi, Felix O.; Morrison, Errol Y.; et al. - Diabetologia Croatica  Volume: 32   Issue: 1   Pages: 17-23   Published: 2003

11.    Plasma and liver lipid distributions in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats fed sapogenin extract of the Jamaican bitter yam (Dioscorea polygonoides)
Author(s): McAnuff, MA; Omoruyi, FO; Morrison, EYS; et al. - NUTRITION RESEARCH  Volume: 22   Issue: 12   Pages: 1427-1434   Article Number: PII S0271-5317(02)00457-8   DOI: HTTP://DX.DOI.ORG/10.1016/S0271-5317(02)00457-8   Published: DEC 2002