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Plant Smilax spp (Smilacaceae)

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Common name(s)
Sarsaparilla
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 25S-SPIROSTAN-6-BETA-OL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1->4)-(ALPHA-L-ARABINOPYRANOSYL-(1->6))-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE Root -- -- -- Bernardo, R. R., Pinto, A. V., Parente, J. P. 1996. Steroidal Saponins from Smilax officinalis. Phytochemistry, 43(2): 465-469.
5 ALUMINUM Root 157.0 745.0 0.09 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Root -- -- -- *
0 ASH Root 13230.0 63000.0 -0.13 *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Root 8.0 36.0 -0.21 *
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Root -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
28 CALCIUM Root 626.0 2980.0 -0.48 *
0 CETYL-ALCOHOL Root -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
24 CHROMIUM Root 0.4 1.7 -0.22 *
2 COBALT Root 3.0 14.2 -0.24 *
0 DEGLUCOPARILLIN Root -- -- -- *
0 DESGLUCORHAMNOPARILLIN Root -- -- -- *
0 EO Root -- 300.0 -0.64 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 EPSILON-SITOSTEROL Root -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 FAT Root 4410.0 21000.0 -0.06 *
0 FIBER(CRUDE) Root -- 100000.0 -0.33 *
0 FIBER(DIETARY) Root -- 380000.0 -0.20 *
0 FURASTANOL-GLYCOSIDES Root -- -- -- Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
7 GLUCOSE Root -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
1 GLYCYPHYLLIN Plant -- -- -- Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.