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Sarsaparilla Extract - 60 capsules - Herbal Collection

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Smilax ornata

Sarsaparilla Extract Powder - 60 capsules - Herbal Collection


     

     

    TRADITIONALLY USED FOR

     May help with

     

    • depurative
    • psoriasis
    • rheumatoid arthritis
    • joint pains
    • increasing sweating

    INFORMATION

    Source : http://www.wikiphyto.org/wiki/Salsepareille

     

    Reference on http://www.wikiphyto.org

     

    Translation in English by Google Translate  (go to the page of the source linked | on Chrome cellphones go on the 3 dots on the top right and select translate in your preferred language | on laptop right click your mouse and select option translate when hoovering on the page

     

    plant name

     

    1. Sarsaparilla , European sarsaparilla , spiny bindweed , poor man's asparagus
    2. Mexican Sarsaparilla = Vera Cruz Sarsaparilla
    3. Honduran Sarsaparilla

     

    International Latin denomination

     

    1. Smilax aspera L.
    2. Smilax aristolochiaefolia Mill. = Smilax medica Schlecht. and Cham.
    3. Smilax sarsaparilla L. = Smilax ornata Hook. f.

     

    botanical family

     

    Liliaceae

    • Smilacaceae

     

    Description and habitat

     

    • Lianoid plants, famous for their rhizomatous strain from which we collect the very long roots of the diameter of a pencil
    • Smilax medica is native to Central America (Mexico)
    • Smilax aspera , the European sarsaparilla is common in the woods of the South of France, its fruit is a small green globose berry then dark purple or even black when ripe
      • The leaves are heart-shaped, leathery and spiny on the edges and under the main vein, the petiole bears two tendrils at its base, white, yellowish or greenish flowers, fragrant, located in the leaf axils

     

    History and tradition

     

    • Smilax medica = Smilax aristolochiaefolia  : its root was widely imported into Europe until around 1930, because of its antisyphillitic properties
      • She is called Zarzaparilla
      • Its name would come from the Spanish, zarzaparrilla deriving from zarza = "bramble", and parrilla = "little trellis"
    • Smilax aspera  : its root was used during Antiquity in Europe as a crown to treat headaches, it was held as an antidote to poisons
    • Young shoots can be eaten like wild asparagus

     

    Parts used

     

    • Underground part

     

    Dosage forms available

     

     

    Usual dosages

     

    Composition

     

    Main components of the plant

     

     

    Main components of buds or young shoots

     

    Main components of essential oil

     

    Properties

     

    Plant properties

     

     

    Bud properties

     

    Properties of essential oil

     

    Directions

     

    Indications of the whole plant (phytotherapy)

     

    • Degenerative arthritis and rheumatism, gout
    • Flu syndromes, colds
    • Dermatological diseases: eczema, psoriasis
    • Flu syndromes, anorexia
    • Herpes

     

    Indications of the bud (gemmotherapy)

     

    Specific indications of essential oil (aromatherapy)

     

    Known or suspected mode of action

     

    Usual formulations

     

    Regulations

     

     

    Possible side effects and precautions for use

     

    • Can lead to kidney problems

     

    Bibliographic references

     

    1. Aller↑ Belhouchet, Z., Sautour, M., Miyamoto, T., & Lacaille-Dubois, MA (2008). Steroidal Saponins from the Roots of Smilax aspera subsp. mauritanica. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 56(9), 1324-1327.
    2. Aller↑ Sautour, M., Miyamoto, T., & Lacaille-Dubois, MA (2006). Bioactive steroidal saponins from Smilax medica. Plantamedica, 72(07), 667-670.
    3. Aller↑ Kostova, I., Dinchev, D., & Ivanova, A. (2012). Tribulus terrestris L. and Smilax species–Chemistry and bioactivity. Folk Herbal Medicine And Drug Discovery, 12.
    4. Aller↑ Ayengar, KNN, & Rangaswami, S. (1967). Occurrence of 31-norcycloartanol in smilax aspera linn. Tetrahedron Letters, 8(37), 3567-3570.
    5. Aller↑ Karuza, L., Petricic, J., Pitarevic, I., & Blekic, J. (1993). Tannins and flavonoid compounds in the plant Smilax aspera L. Farmaceutski Glasnik, 49, 99-99.
    6. Aller↑ Luigia Longo, Giuseppe Vasapollo. Extraction and identification of anthocyanins from Smilax aspera L. berries. Food Chemistry, Volume 94, Issue 2, January 2006, Pages 226-231
    7. Aller↑ Delgado-Pelayo, R., & Hornero-Méndez, D. (2012). Identification and quantitative analysis of carotenoids and their esters from sarsaparilla (Smilax aspera L.) berries. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 60(33), 8225-8232.
    8. Aller↑ Khare CP (2007). Indian Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated Dictionary. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
    9. Aller↑ Sautour, M., Miyamoto, T., & Lacaille-Dubois, MA (2005). Steroidal saponins from Smilax medica and their antifungal activity. Journal of natural products, 68(10), 1489-1493.
    10. Aller↑ Amira, S., Dade, M., Schinella, G., & Ríos, JL (2012). Anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and apoptotic activities of four plant species used in folk medicine in the Mediterranean basin. Pak J Pharm Sci, 25(1), 65-72.
    11. Aller↑ Ao, C., Higa, T., Khanh, TD, Upadhyay, A., & Tawata, S. (2011). Antioxidant phenolic compounds from Smilax sebeana Miq. LWT-Food Science and Technology, 44(7), 1681-1686.
    12. Aller↑ Victoria L. Challinor, Peter G. Parsons, Sonet Chap, Eve F. White, Joanne T. Blanchfield, Reginald P. Lehmann, James J. De Voss. Steroidal saponins from the roots of Smilax sp.: Structure and bioactivity. Steroids, Volume 77, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 504-511, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.steroids.2012.01.009 .
    13. Aller↑ Cappadone, C., Mandrone, M., Chiocchio, I., Sanna, C., Malucelli, E., Bassi, V., ... & Poli, F. (2020). Antitumor potential and phytochemical profile of plants from sardinia (Italy), a hotspot for biodiversity in the mediterranean basin. Seedlings, 9(1), 26.
    14. Aller↑ Kikuchi, T., Akihisa, T., Tokuda, H., Ukiya, M., Watanabe, K., & Nishino, H. (2007). Cancer chemopreventive effects of cycloartane-type and related triterpenoids in in vitro and in vivo models. Journal of natural products, 70(6), 918–922. https://doi.org/10.1021/np068044u
    15. Aller↑ Velasco-Lezama, R., Claudia, GR, Rafaela, TA, & Ramos, RR (2006). Hematopoietic activity of Smilax aristolochiaefolia in vitro and in vivo.
    16. Aller↑ Velasco-Lezama, R., Torres, AM, Aguilar, RT, Saenz, JLF, Padilla, MF, Avila, EV, & Escorcia, EB (2009, January). Hematopoietic activity of smilax aristolochiaefolia (zarzaparrilla) in mice with aplastic anemia. In Proceedings of the Western Pharmacology Society (Vol. 52, pp. 83-87).
    17. Aller↑ Amaro, CAB, González-Cortazar, M., Herrera-Ruiz, M., Román-Ramos, R., Aguilar-Santamaría, L., Tortoriello, J., & Jiménez-Ferrer, E. (2014). Hypoglycemic and hypotensive activity of a root extract of Smilax aristolochiifolia, standardized on N-trans-feruloyl-tyramine. Molecules, 19(8), 11366-11384.
    18. Aller↑ Xia, Zongqin, Hu, Yaer, Rubin, Ian, et al. Steroidal sapogenins and their derivatives for treating Alzheimer's disease. US Patent Application No. 10/894,425, August 17, 2006.
    19. Aller↑ Xia, Zongqin, Hu, Yaer, Rubin, Ian, et al. Smilagenin and anzurogenin-D for the treatment of alzheimer's disease. US Patent Application No. 10/336,176, June 26, 2003.
    20. Aller↑ Barraclough, Paul, Hanson, Jim, Gunning, Phil, et al. 5-β-sapogenin and pseudosapogenin derivatives and their use in the treatment of dementia. U.S. Patent No. 7,138,427, Nov. 21, 2006.
    21. Aller↑ Park, G., Kim, TM, Kim, JH, & Oh, MS (2014). Antioxidant effects of the sarsaparilla via scavenging of reactive oxygen species and induction of antioxidant enzymes in human dermal fibroblasts. Environmental toxicology and pharmacology, 38(1), 305-315.
    22. Aller↑ Chen, L., Yin, H., Lan, Z., Ma, S., Zhang, C., Yang, Z., ... & Lin, B. (2011). Anti-hyperuricemic and nephroprotective effects of Smilax china L. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 135(2), 399-405.
    23. Aller↑ Shao, B., Guo, H., Cui, Y., Ye, M., Han, J., & Guo, D. (2007). Steroidal saponins from Smilax china and their anti-inflammatory activities. Phytochemistry, 68(5), 623-630.
    24. Aller↑ Lu, YN, Chen, DS, Xiong, XZ, Tian, ​​LQ, & Deng, JG (2004). Effect of the different extraction of Smilax China L. on adjurant arthritis in mice. Chinese Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 24(9), 517-518.
    25. Aller↑ Wu, LS, Wang, XJ, Wang, H., Yang, HW, Jia, AQ, & Ding, Q. (2010). Cytotoxic polyphenols against breast tumor cell in Smilax china L. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 130(3), 460-464.
    26. Aller↑ Li, YL, Gan, GP, Zhang, HZ, Wu, HZ, Li, CL, Huang, YP, ... & Liu, JW (2007). A flavonoid glycoside isolated from Smilax china L. rhizome in vitro anticancer effects on human cancer cell lines. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 113(1), 115-124.
    27. Aller↑ Liang, C., Lim, JH, Kim, SH, & Kim, DS (2012). Dioscin: a synergistic tyrosinase inhibitor from the roots of Smilax china. Food chemistry, 134(2), 1146-1148.
    • Rangaswami, S., & Ayengar, KNN (1968). Chemical Components of Smilax aspera (Sarsaparilla). J.Res. Indian Med, 3(1), 1.

    CAUTION

    Store in a cool, dry place, away from light. Keep tightly closed, away from the reach of Children and pets.

    Do not exceed the daily dose.

     

    This product is not intended to prevent or cure any form of illness or disease.
     

    If you are pregnant or nursing ; If you have a medical condition or are in the course of medical treatment ; If you are programmed for theater/operation in the near future, please consult your healthcare practitioner before using this product.

     

    This product cannot replace a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.

     

    This product has not been evaluated by the SAHPRA for its quality, safety or intended use.

     

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