Wild Yam Extract
by PhytoPharmica · capsule · 60 capsules
- Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 7 63948 14636 9
- DSLD label 41094
- Serving 2 capsules
- 30 servings
Wild Yam Extract by PhytoPharmica lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 480 mg of wild yam (dioscorea villosa) root extract, 200 mg of adrenal extract and 42 mg of beta sitosterol. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 23, 2015.
What is in Wild Yam Extract?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 capsules. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) root extractas DiosgeninWild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) root extract (Form: standardized to contain 10% Diosgenin) PlantPart: root Genus: Dioscorea Species: villosa | 480 mg | Higher than 85% of 214 products listing wild yam (median 50 mg). | |
| Adrenal extract | 200 mg | Higher than 72% of 218 products listing adrenals (median 100 mg). | |
| Beta Sitosterol | 42 mg | 81% of 264 products listing beta sitosterol give more (median 100 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 41094 (entered January 23, 2015), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Wild Yam Extract's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Mexican Yam RootWonder Laboratories 2 shared, 66% alike
- Mexican Wild Yam RootWonder Laboratories 2 shared, 66% alike
- Formula 899DC 2 shared, 66% alike
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- RECOMMENDATIONS: Two capsules daily.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, gluten, dairy products, artificial flavoring, or preservatives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 41094.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Titanium Dioxide color.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): CERTIFIED LABORATORY TESTED.
How many labels does Wild Yam Extract have?
One label is on file, entered on January 23, 2015.
- Label 41094 (current) Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market October 16, 2023 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 63948 14636 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names PhytoPharmica, Div. of Integrative Therapeutics, Inc. (distributor), Green Bay, WI. All PhytoPharmica products.