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Dioscorea Japanese is one of the plants of the family called Dioscoreae. In Latin, the name of this plant will sound like this: Dioscorea nipponica. As for the name of the Japanese Dioscorea family itself, in Latin it will be: Dioscoreaceae.
Description of Japanese dioscorea
Dioscorea japonica is a dioecious herbaceous perennial vine, which is endowed with climbing stems. The length of such stems will be about four meters, the rhizome is horizontal, it is located close to the soil surface, and its length will be about two to two and a half meters, while the diameter will be equal to two to three centimeters. The rhizome is also endowed with quite a few lateral branches and thin roots, which will be dense and cord-like. The leaves of this plant will be alternate, short pubescent, petiolate and broadly ovate in outline. The lower leaves of Japanese Dioscorea will be seven-lobed, they are endowed with a large, pointed and elongated blade. The middle leaves will be five- and three-lobed, while the upper leaves are practically devoid of lobes. The flowers of this plant are unisexual, they are small, endowed with a yellowish-green perianth.
Stamen flowers that develop on male specimens, they are also endowed with short pedicels and are collected in simple axillary racemes. The pistillate flowers of this plant have a lower ovary, as well as a short column and three stigmas, such flowers will be collected in simple brushes. The fruits of Japanese dioscorea are three-celled, they are almost sessile broadly elliptical capsules. The seeds are flat and have a rather long membranous wing. As for reproduction, it can be both vegetative and seed.
The flowering of Dioscorea japonica occurs in the period from July to the month of August, while the ripening of seeds occurs during the period from August to September. Under natural conditions, this plant is found in the southern part of the Russian Far East.
Description of the medicinal properties of Japanese dioscorea
Diosocreus japonica are endowed with very valuable healing properties, while for medicinal purposes it is recommended to harvest the roots and rhizomes of this plant. It is recommended to harvest such raw materials from the end of April to late autumn.
The presence of such valuable medicinal properties is explained by the content of saponins in the rhizomes of the plant, as well as steroid dioscin, which will be split into rhamnose, glucose and diosgenin during hydrolysis. It is noteworthy that, depending on the collection time, the diosgenin content can even reach more than two percent, and during budding, a higher diosgenin content is noted. It should be noted that water-soluble saponins are used as a therapeutic and prophylactic agent for various types of atherosclerosis. On the basis of such substances, polisponin preparations are made: for the treatment of atherosclerosis, it is recommended to take such a remedy one tablet two to three times a day after meals for twenty days. Then a break is taken for ten days, after which the reception of this remedy is repeated for twenty days, after which it is recommended to take a break again for about seven to ten days. So it is recommended to perform three to four cycles of taking such a remedy. It should be noted that, if necessary, it makes sense to repeat the course of such treatment after about four to six months.
It is noteworthy that not all the healing properties of this plant have been fully studied, for this reason, we can expect soon the emergence of new ways of using Japanese Dioscorea.
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