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== Uses ==
 
== Uses ==
 
 
*The species is used medicinally throughout much of its range, under the common name zarzaparilla. It is valued for its expectorant, diuretic, and anti-inflammatory properties.<ref name="uses"/> It is also reportedly useful in treating Type 2 diabetes.
 
*The species is used medicinally throughout much of its range, under the common name zarzaparilla. It is valued for its expectorant, diuretic, and anti-inflammatory properties.<ref name="uses"/> It is also reportedly useful in treating Type 2 diabetes.
  
 
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<ref name="uses">[http://www.medicinatradicionalmexicana.unam.mx/monografia.php?l=3&t=&id=7192  Biblioteca Digital de la Medicina Tradicional de México]</ref>
 
<ref name="uses">[http://www.medicinatradicionalmexicana.unam.mx/monografia.php?l=3&t=&id=7192  Biblioteca Digital de la Medicina Tradicional de México]</ref>
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Smilax moranensis is a plant species in the family Smilacaceae. It is native to mountainous areas in Mexico from Sonora and Chihuahua south to Chiapas.

Smilax moranensis is a trailing to climbing vine sometimes reaching a height of 10 m (33 feet). Leaves are broadly ovate, round and the base and slightly tapering toward the tip. Flowers are born in umbels in the axils of the leaves, each with 6 yellow-green tepals.

Uses

  • The species is used medicinally throughout much of its range, under the common name zarzaparilla. It is valued for its expectorant, diuretic, and anti-inflammatory properties.[1] It is also reportedly useful in treating Type 2 diabetes.

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