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She cited aspirin drawing on formulations using willow tree bark, contraceptive pills developed from yam plant roots and child cancer treatments based on Madagascar's rosy periwinkle flower.

From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025

Mountain yam, bamboo pith and shoots, lotus seeds and gorgon fruit, which Yin says “looks like chickpeas, and tastes like tapioca,” all appear on his menu, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025

And at Chishuru, whose prix fixe dinner menu is priced at £95, egusi — a seed used in soup, usually served with pounded yam — flavors an ice cream accompanying a meringue sponge.

From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2024

“Sometimes it’s made from pounded yam, but in the Ivory Coast, where I am from, we do it with plantain and yucca,” she said.

From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024

The week before, she had brought her knitting needles and a ball of purple yam to school.

From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson

Issa was just 6 years old then, his family raising goats and farming yams in Perma, 270 miles north of Cotonou, the country’s biggest city.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

The pomegranates, squash and apples were in season, pink guavas were so ripe you could smell their heady scent from a distance, and nutrient-packed yams were ready for the holidays.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2025

The first steps, at least, are already underway for the 44-year-old agronomist, who was awarded this year's prestigious Africa Food Prize for her research on yams and cassava, both major food staples in Africa.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025

The candied yams hit just the right note, the biscuit was rich and fluffy, and even with slightly overcooked noodles, the mac and cheese was still satisfying.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2025

Zack tosses me a can of yams, and as I place it in the cardboard box it suddenly hits me where I’ve seen her before.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass