“…In Korea, yam tubers are marketed in juice, slice, or powder form to supplement the treatment of indigestion, diabetes, constipation, and other conditions. Yam tubers contain steroidal saponins (furostanol and spirostanol glycosides), batasin I, II, and III, starch, glycoproteins (mucin, mucilage), minerals (K, P, Ca, Mg, Fe, Cu, Co), phytosterols (sitosterol, stigmasterol, and campesterol), and other components [1,2]. Steroidal saponins are the most important bioactive compounds in yam tubers and have biological functions, such as anticancinogenic [3][4][5], cardioprotective [6], antithrombotic [7], hypocholesterolemic [8], hepatoprotective [9], growth hormone-promoting [10], antiviral [11], antifungal [12], antiobesity [13], and antineoplastic effects [14].…”