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Non-scientific name:

sarsaparilla

12 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Drug form: Plant parts:
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Ichnocarpus frutescens (L.) W.T. Aiton Ichnocarpus frutescens (L.) W.T.Aiton Ichnocarpus frutescens (L.) W.T.Aiton Leaf, root
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Bromelia karatas L. Bromelia karatas L. Bromelia karatas L.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Smilax china Smilax china L.

MPNS Best Guess

 Smilax china L.
Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Smilax aristolochiaefolia Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill. Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill.
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill. Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill. Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill.
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Smilax aristolochiaefolia Miller. Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill. Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill. Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill. Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill.
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill. Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill. Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Smilax aristolochiaefolia Mill. Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill. Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill.
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) Smilax medica Schlecht. & Cham. Smilax medica Schltdl. & Cham. Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill.
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) Smilax medica Schlecht. & Cham. Smilax medica Schltdl. & Cham. Smilax aristolochiifolia Mill.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Smilax febrifuga Kunth Smilax febrifuga Kunth Smilax purhampuy Ruiz
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Smilax purhampuy Ruiz Smilax purhampuy Ruiz Smilax purhampuy Ruiz Rhizome, root
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Smilax febrifuga Kunth Smilax febrifuga Kunth Smilax purhampuy Ruiz
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Smilax officinalis H.B. & K. Smilax officinalis Kunth Smilax officinalis Kunth
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Smilax regelii Killip & Morton Smilax regelii Killip & C.V.Morton Smilax ornata Lem.
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Smilax regelii Killip & C.V.Morton Smilax regelii Killip & C.V.Morton Smilax ornata Lem.
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) Smilax regelii Kill. & C.V.Morton Smilax regelii Killip & C.V.Morton Smilax ornata Lem.
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) Smilax regelii Kill. & C.V.Morton Smilax regelii Killip & C.V.Morton Smilax ornata Lem.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Smilax regelii Smilax regelii Killip & C.V.Morton Smilax ornata Lem.
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Smilax regelii Killip & C.V. Morton Smilax regelii Killip & C.V.Morton Smilax ornata Lem. Rhizome, root
Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011) Smilax regelli Killip & C.V. Morton Smilax regelii Killip & C.V.Morton Smilax ornata Lem. roots
Med. Pl. in the Milieu of Swat, Pakistan (Nasir et al., 2014) Smilax ornata (Lem) Smilax ornata Lem. Smilax ornata Lem. Root, rhizome
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Smilax regelii Killip & C. V. Morton Smilax regelii Killip & C.V.Morton Smilax ornata Lem.
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Smilax regelii Killip & C.V.Morton Smilax regelii Killip & C.V.Morton Smilax ornata Lem.
Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Smilax ornata Smilax ornata Lem. Smilax ornata Lem.
Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Smilax regelii Smilax regelii Killip & C.V.Morton Smilax ornata Lem.
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Smilax ornata Lem. Smilax ornata Lem. Smilax ornata Lem.
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Pteridium aquilinum Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn

29 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "sarsaparilla":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
ashba Other Med. Pl. in the Milieu of Swat, Pakistan (Nasir et al., 2014)
aw-sabe Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
black creeper Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
brown sarsaparilla Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
ecuadorian sarsaparilla Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
gray sarsaparilla Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
helado macho root Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
honduran sarsaparilla Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
honduras sarsaparilla Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
jamaica sarsaparilla Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
jamaican sarsaparilla Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
kalisar Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
mexican sarsaparilla Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
mexiko-sarsaparille Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
red sarsaparilla Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
salsapariglia smilace Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
salsepareille Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
sariva Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
sarsaparill Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
sarsaparilla radix Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
silk grass Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
twinnet Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
twinnet-kado Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
ushbaa maghrabi Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
vera cruz sarsaparilla Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
veracruz sarsaparilla Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
west african sarsaparilla Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
wild liquorice Other U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
zarzaparilla Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)