Higher nature high strength mexican yam is a root vegetable used in asian cooking where it is added to noodles and soups or eaten as a side dish maxican yam contains vitamins minerals fibre carbohydrate and protein and is a good source of plant sterols which are thought to contribute to asian womens good health especially around the time of the menopause an advanced nutrition complex multivitamin is also recommended mexican yam is an adaptogen that helps the adrenal glands adapt