The plant is anti-inflammatory, diuretic, depurative, febrifuge and refrigerant.
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In traditional Russian herbal medicine, saponin extracts from the roots of various varieties of wild yam are used as an anticoagulant, antisclerotic, antispasmodic, cholagogue, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic and a vasodilator.
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In folk medicine, " V . vitis-idaea " has been used as an ap�ritif, astringent, antihemorrhagic, anti-debilitive, depurative, antiseptic ( especially for the urethra ), a diuretic, a tonic for the nervous system, and in various ways to treat breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, rheumatism, and various urogenital conditions.