Lian Yu, Jie Zhang, Jun Jiao, Jin Su, Wei-Tong Sun, Yu Guo, Shu-Xia Ma, Tao Zhang, De-Xin Meng
Chinese yam is the dry rhizome of dioscoreaceae plant. Polysaccharide in yam is one of significant functional components
Yam polysaccharide
alloxan
C-peptide
liver glycogen
hyperlipidemia