Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Common smilax

Plant

English

Common smilax, Cat brier, Mediterranean smilax, Rough bindweed, Salsaparilla, Sarsaparilla, Sarsaparille

Latin

Smilax aspera L., Smilax mauritanica Webb & Berthel., Smilax aspera

Plantparts

foliage, Fruit, Fruits, Leaf, Root, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Alleviating, Alterative, Anti-diabetic, Antidiabetic activity, aphrodisiac, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, Cleanses the blood, Demulcent, depurant, Depurative, diabetes, diabetes mellitus, Diaphoretic, diuretic, Herbal tonic, hidrotic, improve the complexion, Increases sexual desire, Induce sweating, Love drug, mitigating, palliative, Pick-me-up, poisoning, Poisonings, Psychostimulants, purify blood, purify the blood, stimulant, Stimulants, stimulating, sudorific, sugar diabetis, sweat-inducing, to cleanse the blood, Tonic, Used as a stimulant

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Israel, the Golan Heights and the West Bank region, Phytomedical used in Showbak, Jordan, Phytomedical use in Cyprus

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn4537

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