Plant Details

Accepted name:: Smilax china L. [Smilacaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants
Infraspecies:: 2

Smilax china var. china

Smilax china var. kuru Sakag. ex Yamam.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
akar dawai	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
akar restong	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
ashusseenee	Other	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
aslalzaini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ba qia	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
baqia	Other	Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015)
bá qiā	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
bá qiā yè	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
cheena ala	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
china	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
china pairu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
china pavu	Other	Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
china root	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
china-root	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
chinapaivu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chinaroot	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
chinaroot greenbrier rhizome	Other	Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010)
chinawurzel	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
chinese greenbrier	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
chinese smilax	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
chinna root	Other	Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
chob chini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
chobachini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
chobchini	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
chobchini barik pisihui	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chopaachini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chopachini	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
chopcheenee	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
choub-e-chini	Other	Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
cinaccirumi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cinaccirumippatai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cinappala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cinapparakkilanku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cinapparam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cinappattai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cinappavu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cinaver	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cinimaruntu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cinipavu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cirakati	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cirakatippattai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cobcini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
copacini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
copcini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cīṉappaḍḍai	Other	Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
dvipantara vaca	Other	Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
dvipantaravaca	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dvīpāntara vacā	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
dweepaantar-vachaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
dwipantaravaca	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dwipautra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
elaparani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
elaparni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gaali chakka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gadhr	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gadong china	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
gadong cina	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
gadong saberang	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
gali-chekka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hrddhatri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hriddhaatri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
hòu ké téng	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
jazer sini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jīn gāng téng	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kabab chini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khashab-us-sini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khushabusseenee	Other	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
kinarot	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kolumpuver	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kumarika	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
lù biān shuā	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
madhusnuhi	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
madhusnuhī (tuberous root)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
matusmikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
matusmiki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
matusmīki	Other	Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
pairu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parangi chakkai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
parangi chekke	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parangicekka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parangichekkai	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
parangippattai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
paranki-p-pattai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parankiccali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parankicceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parankicekkai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parankikkilanku	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parankippattai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
paringay	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
paringay puttay	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parinkipatte	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pattaikkulikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pavu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
paṟaṅki cakkai (tuberous root)	Other	Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
paṟaṅkippaḍḍai	Other	Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)
pirangi chakka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pirangi-chekka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pirngichekka	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
racine de chine	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
radix chinae	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
rhizoma smilacis chinae	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacop. of China (2005)
sarsaparilla	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
shuk-china	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shukchin	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
smilacis chinae rhizoma	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015)
smilacis rhizoma	Pharmaceutical	Korean Herbal Pharmacop. (2002)
t'u fu ling	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
ubat raja	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
unnatamaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wacha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
zarzaparilla de china	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
چوب چینی	Other	Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
菝葜	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
菝葜叶	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
路边刷	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
金刚藤	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
鲎壳藤	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
rhizome	dried rhizome	Pharmacop. of China (2010)
Root		Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Tubers		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Root		Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
leaf, frond		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
tuber, bark, root		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
rhizome		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
root		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
rhizome	dried rhizome	Pharmacop. of China (2005)
root	tuberous root	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
rhizome		Korean Herbal Pharmacop. (2002)
root	tuberous root	Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
Root		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
root	tuberous root	Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008)

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Smilax China Linn.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Smilax china	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Trad. Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Smilax china L.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. & Pois. Pl. 1 (Padua et al., 1999) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017) Pharmacop. of China (2005) Pharmacop. of China (2010) Pharmacop. of China (2015) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Siddha Pharmacop. India, Vol. 1 (2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances 2019 (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances 2024 (WHO-UMC, 2024) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Smilax china Linn.	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Unani Pharmacop. India (2007-2008)
Smilax china Linné	Korean Herbal Pharmacop. (2002)

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