- 야생 참마, Wild yam
. 학명; Dioscorea villosa
. 개요; 미국 중동남부 원산의 다년생 덩굴식물
. 효능; 진경제, 발한제, 이뇨제, 거담제.
. 사용법; 우리거나 팅크로
1 학명과 약용부위
- 학명; Dioscorea villosa
- 약용부위
. Root.
.뿌리
2 통명
- 영어; China root, colic root, devil's bones, rheumatism root, yuma.
- 한글; 야생 참마
3 개요
- 미국 중동남부 원산의 다년생 덩굴식물
. 덤불과 울타리에서 자생
- 줄기; 4미터내외로 가늘고 양털같은 적갈색으로 성장
. 잎; 넓은 난형 혹은 심장형으로 8센티내외의 길이와 2센티내외의 폭으로 어긋나게 형성
- 꽃; 6월경에 작은 녹황색으로 개화하는데 수꽃은 원추꽃차례로 암꽃은 총상꽃차례
. 열매; 캡슐에 3개로 성숙
Wild yam is a perennial vine which grows in the U.S. from Rhode Island to Minesota, Florida and Texas. Twining in thickets and hedges and over bushes and fences, the thin, woolly, reddish-brown stem grows from 5 to 18 feet long. The slender, tuberous rootstock is crooked and laterally branched. Broadly ovate and cordate, the leaves are from 2 to 6 inches long and about three-fourths as wide, glabrous on top, and finely hairy underneath. They are usually alternate, but the lower leaves sometimes grow in twos and fours. The small, greenish-yellow flowers bloom during June and July, the male flowers in drooping panicles, the female in drooping, spicate racemes. The fruit is a three-winged capsule containing winged seeds.
4 효능
- 진경제, 발한제, 이뇨제, 거담제.
. 다량복용시 구토제
- 담즙산통용으로 처방
. 신경진정과 신경통, 요로통증완화
- 경련을 완화하는 진경제로 사용
. 임신중 소량복용으로 메스꺼움완화
Antispasmodic, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant. Wild yam is diuretic, expectorant, and possible emetic in large doses. It was once commonly prescribed for bilious colic. Wild yam is said to be soothing to the nerves and beneficial for neuralgia and pains in the urinary tract. Some have considered it an antispasmodic and recommended it for cramps. During pregnancy, small frequent doses will help allay nausea.
5 사용법
- 우리기; 물1컵에 1티스푼
. 30분후 하루 1컵을 한모금씩 음용
- 팅크; 10-30방울을 물에타서
. 하루 3-4회 복용
Infusion; Steep 1 tsp. root in 1 cup water for 30 minutes. Take 1 cup in the course of the day, a mouthful at a time.
Tincture; Take 10 to 30 drops in water, three or four times a day as needed.