botanical record · discovered
Sarsaparilla
Smilax spp
Sarsaparilla
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ALUMINUM, CETYL-ALCOHOL, GLUCOSE, IRON
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Smilacaceae
Scientific name: Smilax spp
Common names: Sarsaparilla
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Combination of the extract from Phellinus linteus with Smilax spp. attenuates colorectal and prostate cancers · 2026 source ↗
- Phenolic compounds profile in extracts of Smilax spp., antioxidant activity, and inhibition of advanced glycation end products · 2025 source ↗
- Phenolic compounds profile in extracts of Smilax spp., antioxidant activity, and inhibition of advanced glycation end products. · 2024 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALUMINUM
- CETYL-ALCOHOL
- GLUCOSE
- IRON
- PARIGENIN
- PARILLIN
- POLLINASTANOL
- RESIN
- SAPONIN
- SARSAPONIN
- SARSASAPOGENIN
- SELENIUM
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- SITOSTEROL-D-GLUCOSIDE
- SMILAGENIN
- SODIUM
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- TIN
- WATER
- CALCIUM
- MAGNESIUM
- ASH
- COBALT
- POTASSIUM
- SARASAPONIN
- SARSAPARILLOSIDE
- EPSILON-SITOSTEROL
- SMILASAPONIN
- STIGMASTEROL
- CHROMIUM
- SILICON
- STARCH
- ZINC
- EO
- PHOSPHORUS
- MANGANESE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- BETA-CAROTENE
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- FAT
- NIACIN
- PROTEIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- THIAMINE
- GLYCYPHYLLIN
- DEGLUCOPARILLIN
- DESGLUCORHAMNOPARILLIN
- FURASTANOL-GLYCOSIDES
- NEOTIGOGENIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1->4)-(ALPHA-L-AMBINOPYRANOSYL-(1->6)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- SARSASAPOGENIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1->4)-(ALPHA-L-AMBINOPYRANOSYL-(1->6))-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- SPIROSTANOLS
- 25S-SPIROSTAN-6-BETA-OL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1->4)-(ALPHA-L-ARABINOPYRANOSYL-(1->6))-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- STEROID SAPONINS
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- countries · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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