It is a dammarane-type tetracyclic terpene sapogenin found in ginseng ( " Panax ginseng " ) and in notoginseng ( " Panax pseudoginseng " ).
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"' Diosgenin "', a phytosteroid sapogenin, is the product of hydrolysis by acids, strong bases, or enzymes of saponins, extracted from the tubers of Dioscorea wild yam, such as the Kokoro.
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The tree contains 12-deoxy-5-hydroxyphorbol-6-gamma-7-alpha-oxide, hippomanins, mancinellin, and sapogenin, phloracetophenone-2, 4-dimethylether is present in the leaves, while the fruits possess physostigmine.
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He identified one candidate in " Trillium erectum " ( " Beth root " or " Wake-robin " ), a sapogenin called diosgenin which had previously been found in Japanese Mexican yam known locally as " cabeza de negro ", whose tubers were reported to grow up to 100 kg ( 220 lbs ) in weight.
