There are several benefits of wild yam usage. Though it has a long history of use as a woman's herb, it also has several other benefits. One of its other folk names is "colic root" to pay homage to the fact that it is a great herb for colic. The thing that makes wild yams effective for certain conditions is the fact that it is considered an antispasmodic. This means that it is capable of relieving spasms including those in the intestines or those brought on by menstrual cramps.

Willow bark is used to ease pain and reduce inflammation. There is good evidence that it does just that. Researchers believe that the chemical salicin, found in willow bark, is responsible for these effects. However, studies have identified several other components of willow bark that have antioxidant, fever-reducing, antiseptic, and immune-boosting properties.

Wormwood's medicinal uses: As a digestive stimulant. Used in treating stomach pain, bloating, gas, heartburn, and indigestion. As a tonic in recuperation. Wormwood has been known to aid in the absorption of nutrients in the body, thus helping people recover from a long illness. As a purgative. This perennial shrub has been extensively used to purge intestinal worms (thus its name), particularly roundworms and pinworms. As an insecticide. Its hairy yellowish-green leaves contain glands that have resinous fragments where the natural insecticide resides. As a potential cancer cure. Research has shown that artemisinin, the same substance responsible for treating malaria, can also be used to target cancer cells. As a pain reliever. Wormwood has been used to relieve pains associated with childbirth, as well as muscle sores and pain due to arthritic joints, broken bones, and sprains. As an anti-inflammatory agent. It has long been known to cure inflammation of the gall bladder as well as certain types of infections, jaundice, and hepatitis. As a brain stimulant. Due to its component thujone, it has been used to treat mild depression and to restore impaired cognitive functions such as perceiving, remembering, and thinking.

Yellow dock is thought to benefit the digestive tract, liver and skin. One of its primary uses by herbalists is for skin conditions associated with poor digestion, poor liver function or "toxicity". Yellow dock has a mild laxative effect, due to constituents called anthraquinone glycosides. It appears to stimulate the release of bile and digestive enzymes. •Poor digestion •Skin conditions •Mild constipation •Liver detox

Traditionally, yohimbe was used in Africa for fever, coughs, leprosy, and as an aphrodisiac. Today, yohimbe is promoted for the following conditions: erectile disfunction, weight loss, and depression.

The primary medical use of yucca is to treat arthritis and joint pain and inflammation. Native Americans used sap from the leaves in poultices or baths to treat skin lesions, sprains, inflammation, and bleeding. Constituents of the yucca are used today to treat people with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis . The plant's medical properties are found in saponins, precursors of cortisone, which prevent the release of toxins from the intestines that restrict normal cartilage formation. Saponins are produced naturally in the body by the adrenal glands. It is believed yucca works best for arthritis when taken over an extended period of time.