Diosgenin CAS 512-04-9 Purity >98.0% (HPLC) Wild Yam Extract

Diosgenin (CAS: 512-04-9), Wild yam (scientific name Dioscorea villosa) is a plant native to North America, Mexico, and part of Asia. The root and bulb of the plant have long been used for traditional medicine. In recent years, the phytosteroid diosgenin has been identified as the key medicinal component. Phytosteroids are plant-based steroids that are similar to the steroids produced in the human body. Diosgenin from wild yam is used to make a variety of steroids for medical use, including progesterone, cortisone, It is presumed by some that wild yam extracts can offer many of the same benefits of these pharmaceutically produced steroids. Diosgenin is an important basic raw material for the production of steroidal drugs . Steroid has a strong anti-infective, anti-allergic, anti-virus and anti-shock pharmacological effects, the treatment of rheumatism, cardiovascular,lymphatic leukemia, cell encephalitis, skin diseases, anti-tumor and rescue of critically ill patients important treatment; Diosgenin pharmaceutical industry is referred as "medicinal gold", medicinal value is very important and broad. Applied in pharmaceutical field, wild yam extract diosgenin powder can be used as raw materials; Applied in cosmetics field, wild yam extract diosgenin powder can be used as raw materials; Applied in food industry, wild yam extract diosgenin powder can be used as additives. It have an effect on protection of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. It can anti mutagenesis and anti-cancer. It have antilipemic effect. It can anti-leukemia. It have immunity regulative effect. It can lowof blood sugar. 1. Diosgenin is a precursor for the synthesis of steroid hormone drugs. It is used to synthesize various steroid drugs such as hydrocortisone, prednisone, norethindrone, dexamethasone, and dexamethasone; 2. Diosgenin function of anti-fatigue, anti-inflammatory, anti-stress, hypocholesterolemic, and estrogenic effects. Diosgenin as an antispasmodic, and could be helpful for nausea of pregnant women (morning sickness), spasmodic hiccough and asthma; 3. Diosgenin has anti-oxidation, anti-vascular calcification, anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-viral and anti-shock effects; 4. Diosgenin can be used as natural progesterone supplements to balance estrogen; 5. Diosgenin used to reduce blood fat and to prevent cardiovascular disease.