The active ingredient of Wild Yam dioscorea villosa is Diosgenin, a powerful Phyto Sterol which has the ability to activate the bio-chemical lipid pathway aided by numerous enzymes, leading to the production of natural compounds Ubiquinone, Dolichols, Squalene and Cholesterol. This pathway is known as the 'Mevalonate Pathway'.

Cholesterol is the precursor to all the adrenal hormones.

You will see in the chart of the Steroid Hormone flow how all our steroid hormones interrelate with each other in complex pathways.