Vaginal Dryness (Alternative Treatment):
Wild yam (Dioscorea villosa)
Many women claim that wild yam (when used as a cream) improves menopausal symptoms, particularly vaginal dryness. While this extract has been converted to progesterone in laboratory test tubes, the value of wild yam for menopausal symptoms has not yet been fully evaluated in people or even in animals.
Web site:
http://planetorganic.ca/goodforyou/integratedmedicine