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Ingredient · Botanical

Wild Yam Extract (Dioscorea villosa)

Also known as Dioscorea villosa.

Forms graded
4
Dose zones
5
Updated
1 Sept 2026

Every Wild Yam Extract (Dioscorea villosa) form, graded

4 forms scored on published absorption evidence. This is the comparison no supplement brand will publish about its own products.

  1. ×1.5Superior absorptionNone graded here
  2. ×1.25Well absorbedNone graded here
  3. ×1Reference formWild Yam, Wild Yam Extract, Wild Yam Extract 8:1, Wild Yam Powder
  4. ×0.85Poor absorptionNone graded here

Multipliers are applied to each ingredient's dose score when a product is graded. How multipliers are assigned.

How much Wild Yam Extract (Dioscorea villosa) should you take?

SuppScore grades doses across evidence zones rather than against a single recommended figure. Scored information, not a recommendation.

  1. Zone 10 to 50 mg per dayLow dose
  2. Zone 250 to 150 mg per dayGeneral maintenance dose
  3. Zone 3150 to 200 mg per dayFor deficiency or elevated need
  4. Zone 3200 to 800 mg per dayFor deficiency or elevated need
  5. Zone 3800 to 1200 mg per dayFor deficiency or elevated need

Zones describe what the evidence supports at a dose. They are not advice on what to take, and they do not replace a conversation with a doctor or pharmacist.

What is Wild Yam Extract (Dioscorea villosa) good for?

Products containing Wild Yam Extract (Dioscorea villosa)

Scored products that list it on the label, highest scoring first. Ordering is by SuppScore only. We have no commercial relationship with any brand shown.

References

  1. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  2. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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