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

Plant Smilax officinalis (Smilacaceae)

Common Names
Sarsaparilla
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALUMINUM 5 Root 157.0 745.0 0.09 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root *
ASH 0 Root 13230.0 63000.0 -0.13 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 8.0 36.0 -0.21 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 626.0 2980.0 -0.48 *
CHROMIUM 24 Root 0.4 1.7 -0.22 *
COBALT 2 Root 3.0 14.2 -0.24 *
FAT 0 Root 4410.0 21000.0 -0.06 *
FIBER(CRUDE) 0 Root 100000.0 -0.33 *
FIBER(DIETARY) 0 Root 380000.0 -0.20 *
IRON 6 Root 19.0 91.0 -0.31 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Root 351.0 1670.0 -0.47 *
MANGANESE 14 Root 1.2 5.7 -0.48 *
NIACIN 39 Root *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Root 372.0 1770.0 -0.31 *
POTASSIUM 14 Root 2001.0 9530.0 -0.46 *
PROTEIN 0 Root 14700.0 70000.0 -0.54 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Root *
SARSASAPOGENIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL(1,4)-[ALPHA-L-ARABINOPYRANOSYL(1,6)]-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Rhizome 80.0 Bernardo, R. R., Pinto, A. V., Parente, J. P. 1996. Steroidal Saponins from Smilax officinalis. Phytochemistry, 43(2): 465-469.
SELENIUM 60 Root 0.7 3.1 -0.14 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Absorbent 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allergenic 2 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 3 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
Antiacne 5 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
AntiAGE 2 (View) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 3 (View) *
Antiaging 3 (View) *
Antiakathisic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 (View) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 3 (View) *
Antialopecic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.