Diosgenin is called "medicinal gold" by the medical circle, and its medicinal value is very important and broad.Diosgenin is an important raw material for the production of steroidal hormone drugs. Steroidal hormones have strong anti-infection, anti-allergy, anti-virus and anti-shock pharmacological effects, is the treatment of rheumatism, cardiovascular, lymphoid leukemia, cellular encephalitis, skin disease, anti-tumor and rescue critical patients important drugs;It is the raw material of gestational dienolone acetate, an important intermediate of steroidal hormone drugs. It can synthesize various steroidal drugs such as hydrocortisone, prednisone, norethinnes, levitone and dexamethasone.