1 Obligate aerobes: They have absolute requirement for oxygen in order to grow. 2  Psuedomonas aeruginosa, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. 3  Anaerobes: Usually can not grow in the presence of oxygen. 4  Obligate anaerobes: These bacteria grow only under condition of high reducing intensity and for which oxygen is toxic.
Wild yam is a plant. It contains a chemical, diosgenin, which can be made in the laboratory into various steroids, such as estrogen and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). The root and the bulb of the plant are used as a source of diosgenin, which is prepared as an âextract,â a liquid that contains concentrated diosgenin.
Limited clinical trials exist evaluating the effect of wild yam and its extract on menopausal symptoms. One uncontrolled clinical study evaluated the effect of consuming 390 g of yam over 30 days and found increases in serum estrone and sex hormone-binding globulin, but not in estradiol.