| Possible Interactions
with: Wild yam |
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| Also listed as:
Dioscorea
villosa |
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If you are currently being treated with any of the following medications, you
should not use wild yam without first talking to your healthcare provider.
Estradiol
An animal study indicated that the active component
of wild yam, diosgenin, may interact with estradiol, a hormone that occurs
naturally in the body and that is also used in some birth control medications
and certain hormone replacement therapies. |
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