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Common Names
Sarsaparilla
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Root | 13230.0 | 63000.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | 8.0 | 36.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 626.0 | 2980.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Root | 0.4 | 1.7 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Root | 3.0 | 14.2 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Root | 4410.0 | 21000.0 | -0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Root | not available | 100000.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Root | not available | 380000.0 | -0.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Root | 19.0 | 91.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | 351.0 | 1670.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Root | 1.2 | 5.7 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Root | 372.0 | 1770.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | 2001.0 | 9530.0 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Root | 14700.0 | 70000.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SARSASAPOGENIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL(1,4)-[ALPHA-L-ARABINOPYRANOSYL(1,6)]-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 80.0 | not available | 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cancer-Preventive | 5 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Cardiomyopathogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 1 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Copper-Antagonist | 1 | 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 |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Depressant | 1 | 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. |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emollient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |