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Nutritional, anti-nutritional and physico-functional properties of wild edible yam (Dioscorea spp.) tubers from Koraput, India

, 2020
Wild yams (Dioscorea spp.) make a significant contribution to the diets and economic welfare of tribal people of Koraput, India. However, there is a lack of information on the food quality of the tubers.
B. Padhan, M. Biswas, D. Panda
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Characterization and properties of purple yam (Dioscorea trifida) powder obtained by refractance window drying

Drying Technology, 2020
Purple yam, Dioscorea trifida (DT), is characterized by its valuable nutritional properties and as powder it could be used as an ingredient in various foods.
Samíria de Jesus Lopes Santos, Hayana Karen Ferreira Canto, L. D. da Silva, A. M. Rodrigues   +3 more
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Chinese yam (Dioscorea): Nutritional value, beneficial effects, and food and pharmaceutical applications

Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2023
Ye Li, Shengyang Ji, Tao Xu, Yongheng Zhong, Minghao Xu, Yuqi Liu, Mingjun Li, Bei Fan, Fengzhong Wang, Jianbo Xiao, Baiyi Lu   +10 more
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Glycosides from Dioscorea bulbifera

Toxicon, 1997
Stereochemistry and biological activities of furano-norditerpenes or glycosides from Dioscorea bulbidera have been reviewed.
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Cerotelium dioscoreae, a new rust fungus on Dioscorea

Mycological Research, 1997
A new rust fungus on Dioscorea, Cerotelium dioscoreae, sp. nov. is described from Ecuador. Similarity with other phakopsoraceous genera and the assignment of the new fungus to Cerotelium is discussed.
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Dioscorea marginata Griseb.

2010
Published as part of Araújo, Diogo & Alves, Marccus, 2010, Climbing plants of a fragmented area of lowland Atlantic Forest, Igarassu, Pernambuco (northeastern Brazil), pp.
Araújo, Diogo, Alves, Marccus
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Chinese yam (Dioscorea opposita Thunb.) alleviates antibiotic-associated diarrhea, modifies intestinal microbiota, and increases the level of short-chain fatty acids in mice.

Food Research International, 2019
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) is a common adverse effect of antibiotic treatment. The study was to evaluate effects of Chinese yam (Dioscorea opposita Thunb.) on AAD, and changes of intestinal microbiota and short-chain fatty acids (SCFA).
N. Zhang, Tisong Liang, Quan Jin, C. Shen, Yifan Zhang, P. Jing   +5 more
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Dioscorea Plants: A Genus Rich in Vital Nutra-pharmaceuticals-A Review

Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research, 2019
Dioscorea species, known as “Yams,” belong to family Dioscoreaceae. This genus consists of more than 600 species distributed from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean’s South America, and the South Pacific islands. Their organoleptic properties make them the most
B. Salehi, B. Şener, M. Kılıç, Javad Sharifi‐Rad, R. Naz, Z. Yousaf, F. Mudau, P. Fokou, S. Ezzat, Mahitab H. El Bishbishy, Yasaman Taheri, Giuseppe Lucariello, A. Durazzo, M. Lucarini, H. Suleria, A. Santini   +15 more
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Dioscorea pentaphylla Linnaeus 1753

2007
Dioscorea pentaphylla Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1032. 1753. "Habitat in India." RCN: 7453. Lectotype (Jayasuriya in Dassanayake & al., Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 9: 55. 1995): [icon] " Nuren-kelengu " in Rheede, Hort. Malab. 7: 67, t. 35. 1688. Current name: Dioscorea pentaphylla L. (Dioscoreaceae).
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Dioscorea

2023
Muhammad Zulqurnain Haider, Asia Shaheen, Saqib Mahmood, Aisha Tariq, Hira Rafique, Umar Farooq Gohar   +5 more
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