Occasional in natural habitats The plant is high in diosgenin, a steroid sapogenin, which is used in the production of a number of synthetic steroidal hormones, such as those used in the manufacture of birth-control pills. It is also used in traditional medicine as a remedy in fo
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The plant is high in diosgenin, a steroid sapogenin, which is used in the production of a number of synthetic steroidal hormones, such as those used in the manufacture of birth-control pills. It is also used in traditional medicine as a remedy in for piles, diarrhea, dysentery, conjunctivitis, fatigue and depression. Th reat & damage: As an invasive plant, D. bulbifera can smother and displace native species. It can interrupt functioning d, of natural ecosystems by forming a mat of vines and shading out trees and shrubs in the understory.