Plant Details

Accepted name:

Smilax china L. [Smilacaceae]

Source of taxonomy and confidence:

World Checklist ( )

Information about this plant:

Plants of the World Online

Infraspecies:

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Smilax china var. china

Smilax china var. kuru Sakag. ex Yamam.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
ashusseenee	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
aslalzaini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ba qia	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
baqia	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
cheena ala	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
china	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
china pairu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
china pavu	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
china root	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
chinapaivu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chinaroot	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
chinaroot greenbrier rhizome	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
chinawurzel	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 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 Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
chinna root	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
chob chini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
chobachini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chobchini	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia 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) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
chopcheenee	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
choub-e-chini	Other	Traditional 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 Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
dvipantara vaca	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
dvipantaravaca	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dvīpāntara vacā	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
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)
gali-chekka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hrddhatri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jazer sini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kabab chini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khashab-us-sini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khushabusseenee	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
kinarot	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
kolumpuver	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kumarika	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
madhusnuhi	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Siddha Pharmacopoeia 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 Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
pairu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
parangi chakkai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
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 Pharmacopoeia 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 Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)
paṟaṅkippaḍḍai	Other	Siddha Pharmacopoeia 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 Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
racine de chine	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
rhizoma smilacis chinae	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia 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 Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
smilacis chinae rhizoma	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
smilacis rhizoma	Pharmaceutical	Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)
unnatamaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wacha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
zarzaparilla de china	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
چوب چینی	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
rhizome	dried rhizome	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Root		Traditional 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)
rhizome		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
root		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
rhizome	dried rhizome	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
root	tuberous root	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
rhizome		Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)
root	tuberous root	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
Root		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
root	tuberous root	Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008)

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Smilax china	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Substances in Medicines, Australia (TGA, 2007) Traditional 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., 2015) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. & Pois. Pl. 1 (Padua et al., 1999) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Siddha Pharmacopoeia India, vol. 1 (2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Smilax china Linn.	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
Smilax china Linné	Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)

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