Plant Smilax officinalis (Smilacaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
SILICON	4	Root	2.0	8.8	-0.30	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Root	4.4	21.0	-0.50	Duke, 1992 *
STARCH	5	Root	52500.0	250000.0	-0.27	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMINE	0	Root	0.2	0.9	-0.69	Duke, 1992 *
TIN	4	Root	4.0	18.0	0.15	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Root	not available	790000.0	0.14	Duke, 1992 *
ZINC	77	Root	0.5	2.6	-0.95	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antitumor (Lung)	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic	1	Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990.
Antivaginitic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antivertigo	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral?	1	Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic	5	Duke, 1992 *
AP-1-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Asthma-preventive	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent	1	Martindale's 28th
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist	2	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *