Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Smilax sp

Common Name
Saparna, Khao Yen, Sarsaparilla

Activities

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Ache(Tooth) Solomon I Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Alterative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Aphrodisiac Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Blood Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Burn Mexico *
Cancer Thailand Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer Jamaica Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer Lithuania Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Conjunctivitis New Guinea Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press
Depurative Mexico *
Depurative Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emetic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Inflammation Mexico *
Leprosy Elsewhere *
Scrofula Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Skin Mexico *
Sterility Elsewhere *
Sudorific Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Syphilis Brazil Altschul, Siri Von Reis. 1973. Drugs and foods from little-known plants. Harvard Univ. Press