Is Wild Yam Root Extract vegan?

Dioscorea Composita Root Extract is also known as Wild Yam Root Extract.

Dioscorea Composita Root Extract is an extract of the roots of Dioscorea composita, a diosgenin-rich wild yam species native to Mexico, historically used in the production of synthetic steroid hormones.

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