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Yams (San-yak: Dioscoreae Rhizoma) are perennial rhizome plants, which belong to Dioscoreaceae family and Dioscorea genus has been used widely in Korean herbal medicines. They can provide for functional foods and promoting human health. The herbal medicine origin of Dioscoreae Rhizoma in Korea was described by the Korean Pharmacopoeia 10th Edition (2012). Several species of yams have been cultivated national widely in Korea. Especially, the cultivation status in Sancheong area and morphological characteristics information were provided in this report. Therefore, Dioscoreae rhizoma as Korean herbal medicine (San-yak) was used to introduce and to emphasize. A variety of yam species for production might improve future yam breeding programs and direction.