Dioscorea is prepared from the thic k voluminous root of the wild yam
plant that commonly grows in Afri ca. Dioscorea is an important,
commonly used medicine. It best works on the gall bladder,
especially on biliary colic associated with stones in the gall
bladder, if other symptoms of Dioscorea are present.
A peculiar sign is that the colicky pain may be over the gall bladder or
The dysentery is associated with severe gripe . The patient of
the shoulders like waves. In Dioscorea, the pain is always of
radiating nature. The spastic pain of the gall bladder (colic) can be
is useful in all such symptoms and ailments. Until the proper
treatment for the gall bladder be comes known, I always include
Dioscorea as an essential part of my formulary.
In Cactus too, the radiation of th e undulating type of pain from the
affected area to other organs is a essential symptom. But, the
diagnosis of Cactus is based on different symptoms altogether, for
example, waves of pain produced by spasm in the membranes of the
brain or external organs radiating down to the big toe.
Dioscorea is a panacea for the ill effects of the excessive drinking of
the taste in the mouth is bitter along with the formation of white thick
crust on the tongue. Dioscorea is al so useful in the treatment of
recalls the names of the objects incorrectly. There is mild pain over
In Dioscorea, bleeding piles also occur. The piles are in the form of
shallow. The fingernails are brittle and break easily. The symptoms
on bending forward. On standing upri ght or on walking slowly, and