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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| NEOTIGOGENIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1->4)-(ALPHA-L-AMBINOPYRANOSYL-(1->6)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Bernardo, R. R., Pinto, A. V., Parente, J. P. 1996. Steroidal Saponins from Smilax officinalis. Phytochemistry, 43(2): 465-469. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PARIGENIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| PARILLIN | 6 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Root | 372.0 | 1770.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLLINASTANOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | 2001.0 | 9530.0 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Root | 14700.0 | 70000.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESIN | 0 | Root | not available | 25000.0 | -0.75 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONIN | 0 | Root | 5000.0 | 20000.0 | 0.19 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| SARASAPONIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| SARSAPARILLOSIDE | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SARSAPONIN | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SARSASAPOGENIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SARSASAPOGENIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1->4)-(ALPHA-L-AMBINOPYRANOSYL-(1->6))-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AntiPMS | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipneumonic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipodriac | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipoliomyelitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiporphyric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiprogestational | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiprolactin | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiproliferant | 2 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antiprostaglandin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipsoriac | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipyretic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiradicular | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiRaynaud's | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretinopathic | 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 |
| Antiretinotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatic | 5 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antirhinitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |