Sarsaparilla
Smilax spp.
Plant Family
Smilacaceae
Pictured: Sarsaparilla
Greenbrier family
Tough, often spiny climbing vines with saponin-rich rhizomes used as alteratives.
1 Herb // 33 Constituents // 2 Notable Members
Overview
The Greenbrier Family
Tough, often spiny climbing vines with saponin-rich rhizomes used as alteratives.
Materia Medica
Herbs in This Family
The monograph in the database whose Smilacaceae membership is recorded on the herb itself — so this list keeps itself current as new herbs land.
Phytochemistry
Characteristic Chemistry
The compounds recorded for this family's single member, grouped by class.
Phenolics 21
- 5-O-Caffeoylshikimic acid 1
- Astilbin 1
- Caffeic acid 1
- Catechins 1
- Chlorogenic acid 1
- Engeletin 1
- Epicatechin 1
- Flavonoids 1
- Isoastilbin 1
- Isoengeletin 1
- Neoastilbin 1
- Neoisoastilbin 1
- Oxyresveratrol 1
- Phenolic compounds 1
- Phenylpropanoid esters 1
- Polydatin 1
- Protocatechuic aldehyde 1
- Quercetin 1
- Resveratrol 1
- Rutin 1
- Stilbenoids 1
Terpenoids 8
Amino Acids & Proteins 2
Unclassified 2
Beyond the Database
Also in This Family
Notable members without a monograph yet.
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