Antispasmodic especially to genito-urinary and gastro-intestinal systems. Diaphoretic (taken in hot water). Wild Yam Extract by Herb Pharm has been used by herbalists as an expectorant for people with coughs. Wild helps relieve gastrointestinal upset nerve pain and morning sickness. . Eventually it was discovered that the saponins from wild yam could be converted industrially into cortisone estrogens and progesterone-like compounds. Wild yam and other plants with similar constituents continue to be a source for these drugs.. .Other products from HerbsPro