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Internal ID UUID6440227455981725873734
Scientific name Smilax officinalis
Authority Kunth
First published in Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 271 (1816)

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Smilax officinalis is a flowering plant found in southern Central America and northwest South America. It is a vine that can grow up to 50 meters and is known for its use in traditional medicine and as an ingredient in sarsaparilla soft drinks. Its roots are collected and used for their medicinal properties in countries such as Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Smilax barbillana Cufod. Arch. Bot. Sist. 9: 186 (1933)
Smilax bernhardii Apt Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 18: 418. 1922
Smilax chiriquensis C.V.Morton Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 29: 326 (1942)
Smilax vanilliodora F.W.Apt Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 18: 416 (1922)
Smilax tonduzii F.W.Apt Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 18: 414 (1922)
Smilax standleyi Killip & C.V.Morton Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. 461: 280 (1936)
Smilax gilgiana F.W.Apt Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 18: 417 (1922)

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic صبرنية طبي
Czech přestup lékařský
Hebrew קיסוסית רפואית

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  • Southern America
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica
      • Honduras
      • Nicaragua
      • Panamá
    • Western South America
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000741814
Tropicos 18400933
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:541685-1
The Plant List kew-288955
Open Tree Of Life 229060
NCBI Taxonomy 1080339
IPNI 541685-1
iNaturalist 807671
GBIF 5295116
EOL 1082571
USDA GRIN 34527
Wikipedia Smilax_officinalis
PFAF Smilax officinalis

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Perspectives on Saponins: Food Functionality and Applications Timilsena YP, Phosanam A, Stockmann R Int J Mol Sci 31-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10487995
doi:10.3390/ijms241713538
PMID:37686341
Therapeutic Potential of Phenolic Compounds in Medicinal Plants—Natural Health Products for Human Health Sun W, Shahrajabian MH Molecules 15-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9960276
doi:10.3390/molecules28041845
PMID:36838831
Medicinal Plants Used Traditionally for Skin Related Problems in the South Balkan and East Mediterranean Region—A Review Tsioutsiou EE, Amountzias V, Vontzalidou A, Dina E, Stevanović ZD, Cheilari A, Aligiannis N Front Pharmacol 05-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9294246
doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.936047
PMID:35865952
Health-Related Content of TV and Radio Advertising of Dietary Supplements—Analysis of Legal Aspects after Introduction of Self-Regulation for Advertising of These Products in Poland Wierzejska RE, Wiosetek-Reske A, Siuba-Strzelińska M, Wojda B Int J Environ Res Public Health 30-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9265686
doi:10.3390/ijerph19138037
PMID:35805694
Chemistry, Biosynthesis and Pharmacology of Sarsasapogenin: A Potential Natural Steroid Molecule for New Drug Design, Development and Therapy Mustafa NH, Sekar M, Fuloria S, Begum MY, Gan SH, Rani NN, Ravi S, Chidambaram K, Subramaniyan V, Sathasivam KV, Jeyabalan S, Uthirapathy S, Ponnusankar S, Lum PT, Bhalla V, Fuloria NK Molecules 21-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8955086
doi:10.3390/molecules27062032
PMID:35335393
Phenolic Bioactives From Plant-Based Foods for Glycemic Control Sarkar D, Christopher A, Shetty K Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 18-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8805174
doi:10.3389/fendo.2021.727503
PMID:35116002
A pilot study examining a proprietary herbal blend for the treatment of canine osteoarthritis pain Cardeccia ML, Elam LH, Deabold KA, Miscioscia EL, Huntingford JL Can Vet J 01-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8682926
PMID:34975168
Tradition to Pathogenesis: A Novel Hypothesis for Elucidating the Pathogenesis of Diseases Based on the Traditional Use of Medicinal Plants Kuchta K, Cameron S Front Pharmacol 25-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8572966
doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.705077
PMID:34759818
Acid hydrolysis of saponins extracted in tincture Love J, Simons CR PLoS One 31-Dec-2020
PMCID:PMC7774937
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0244654
PMID:33382809
Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis With Acupuncture, Turmeric (Curcuma longa), Sarsaparilla (Smilax officinalis) and Vitamin D: A Case Report Martin BR J Chiropr Med 15-Dec-2020
PMCID:PMC7750830
doi:10.1016/j.jcm.2019.12.005
PMID:33362443
Medicinal Plants as a Drug Alternative Source for the Antigout Therapy in Morocco Daoudi NE, Bouhrim M, Ouassou H, Bnouham M Scientifica (Cairo) 23-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC7704184
doi:10.1155/2020/8637583
PMID:33299636
Genome skimming and NMR chemical fingerprinting provide quality assurance biotechnology to validate Sarsaparilla identity and purity Kesanakurti P, Thirugnanasambandam A, Ragupathy S, Newmaster SG Sci Rep 05-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC7645426
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-76073-7
PMID:33154455
Antidiabetic Potential of Medicinal Plants and Their Active Components Salehi B, Ata A, V. Anil Kumar N, Sharopov F, Ramírez-Alarcón K, Ruiz-Ortega A, Abdulmajid Ayatollahi S, Valere Tsouh Fokou P, Kobarfard F, Amiruddin Zakaria Z, Iriti M, Taheri Y, Martorell M, Sureda A, N. Setzer W, Durazzo A, Lucarini M, Santini A, Capasso R, Adrian Ostrander E, -ur-Rahman A, Iqbal Choudhary M, C. Cho W, Sharifi-Rad J Biomolecules 30-Sep-2019
PMCID:PMC6843349
doi:10.3390/biom9100551
PMID:31575072
Three New Steroidal Saponins from Smilax officinalis Bernadete P. da Silva, José P. Parente Walter de Gruyter GmbH 02-Aug-2018
doi:10.1515/ZNB-2008-0114
Astonishing diversity—the medicinal plant markets of Bogotá, Colombia Bussmann RW, Paniagua Zambrana NY, Romero C, Hart RE J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 20-Jun-2018
PMCID:PMC6011411
doi:10.1186/s13002-018-0241-8
PMID:29925407

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides / Steroidal saponins
(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2R)-4-[(1R,2S,4S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13S,16S,18R)-16-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-hydroxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosan-6-yl]-2-methylbutoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 163070334 Click to see CC1C2C(CC3C2(CCC4C3CCC5C4(CCC(C5)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)COC7C(C(C(CO7)O)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)OC1(CCC(C)COC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)O 1053.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNB-2008-0114
(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2R)-4-[(1R,2S,4S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13S,16S,18S)-16-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-hydroxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosan-6-yl]-2-methylbutoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 163192076 Click to see CC1C2C(CC3C2(CCC4C3CCC5C4(CCC(C5)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)COC7C(C(C(CO7)O)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)OC1(CCC(C)COC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)O 1053.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNB-2008-0114
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-[(1R,2S,4S,5'S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,16S,18S,19R)-19-hydroxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosane-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl]oxy-2-[[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 101999892 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC(C6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)COC8C(C(C(CO8)O)O)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)O)O)C)O)C)C)OC1 889.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(96)00274-9
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-[(1R,2S,4S,5'S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13S,16S,18R)-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosane-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl]oxy-2-[[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 56833869 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CCC6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)COC8C(C(C(CO8)O)O)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)C)OC1 873.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(96)00274-9
2-[4-[16-[3,4-Dihydroxy-5-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-[(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-hydroxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosan-6-yl]-2-methylbutoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 163070333 Click to see CC1C2C(CC3C2(CCC4C3CCC5C4(CCC(C5)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)COC7C(C(C(CO7)O)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)OC1(CCC(C)COC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)O 1053.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNB-2008-0114
2-[4,5-Dihydroxy-6-(19-hydroxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icosane-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl)oxy-2-[(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxymethyl]oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 162862016 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC(C6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)COC8C(C(C(CO8)O)O)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)O)O)C)O)C)C)OC1 889.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(96)00274-9
beta-D-Glucopyranoside, (3beta,5alpha,25S)-spirostan-3-yl O-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1-->6)-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->4)]- 101999891 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CCC6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)COC8C(C(C(CO8)O)O)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)C)OC1 873.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(96)00274-9
Sarsasapogenin 3-[4''-glucosyl-6''-arabinosylglucoside] 76415828 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CCC6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)COC8C(C(C(CO8)O)O)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)C)OC1 873.00 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(96)00274-9

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