Steinmetz:Smilax

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Smilax china

Also known as (or relevant to) Smilax china Family Liliaceae English Names Chinaroot Natural Habitat Japan China Formosa Cochin-China Eastern India Part(s) Used Radix Chinae (ponderosae)

Constituent(s) saponins gum resin starch fat tannin colouring matter Action aphrodisiac demulcent depurative alterative antisyphilitic stimulant sudorific

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book

Smilax utilis (ornata

Also known as (or relevant to) Smilax utilis (ornata Medica Officinalis and other species) Family Liliaceae English Names Sarsaparilla Natural Habitat Jamaica Costa Rica Honduras Vera Cruz Eastern Mexico Guatemala Ecuador Peru Brazil Part(s) Used Radix Sarsaparillae

Constituent(s) parillin testosterone (hormone) smilacin resin phytosterin essential oil fatty oil sugar starch calcium oxalate saponin salsoparin sarsasaponin (poisonous) acids colouring matter Action alterative emetic tonic diuretic sudorific depurative antiscrofulous blood cooling