Smilax aspera L.
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.102.24380 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/76409A16-C940-B914-F22A-56476AB52F95 |
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Smilax aspera L. |
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Names.
English: catbrier, greenbrier.
Range.
Southern Europe to Asia in the Himalayas. In Myanmar, found in Chin, Kachin, and Shan.
Uses.
Root: Used as an emetic and diaphoretic.
Note.
In India the root is used on skin eruptions; also as a substitute for Indian sarsaparilla ( Hemidesmus sp.) ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991).
Reference.
Nordal (1963).
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