Table 2.
Nutraceutical properties of Chinese yam.
| Activities | Food Type/Components | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| As Food | ||
| Anti-diabetic | Tsukuneimo | [77] |
| Anti-oxidative | Yams, Flour, Yogurt, Chips | [70,71,75,77,78,84] |
| Anti-inflammatory | Yams | [84] |
| Anti-hyperlipidemic | Noodles | [72] |
| Anti-hypertensive | Tsukuneimo | [77] |
| Anti-cancer | Tsukuneimo | [77] |
| As Medicine | ||
| Anti-diabetic | Allantoin, Batatasin I, CYP *, TCT * |
[42,43,61,86,87] |
| Anti-oxidative | Dioscorin, Batatasin I, CYP * | [29,40,88] |
| Anti-inflammatory | Batatasin I, TCT *, Cyclo-(Phe-Tyr), Cyclo-(Tyr-Tyr) |
[55,69,89,90] |
| Immunomodulatory | CYP *, Cyclo-(Phe-Tyr), Cyclo-(Tyr-Tyr) |
[69,91,92,93,94] |
| Anti-hyperlipidemic | Allantoin, Starch, Resistant starch | [10,95,96] |
| Anti-hypertensive | Allantoin, Dioscorin | [51,96,97] |
| Anti-cancer | Nagaimo lectin, Resistant starch, CYMP *, CYP *, Cyclo-(Phe-Tyr), Cyclo-(Tyr-Tyr) |
[32,34,42,52,69] |
* Abbreviations: CYP, Chinese yam; TCT, trans-N-p-coumaroyl tyramine; CYMP, Chinese yam mucopolysaccharide.