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'''Sarsaparilla''' or '''Smilax ornata''' is a perennial, trailing vine with prickly stems that is native to Mexico and Central America. Common names include sarsaparilla Honduran sarsaparilla, and Jamaican sarsaparilla.<ref name="int"/> It is known in Spanish as zarzaparrilla, which is derived from the words zarza meaning "bramble" (from Basque sartzia "bramble"), and parrilla, meaning "little grape vine".
== Uses ==
Smilax ornata was considered by Native Americans to have medicinal properties, and was a popular European treatment for syphilis when it was introduced from the New World.[Clarification needed] From 1820 to 1910, it was registered in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia as a treatment for syphilis.[citation needed] Nannari roots are sold in Ayurvedic stores in India.
== References ==
<references>
<ref name="int">[https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?400333 "Smilax regelii Killip & C. V. Morton"]</ref>
</references>
== External Links ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smilax_ornata Smilax ornata]
[[Category:Herbs]]
== Uses ==
Smilax ornata was considered by Native Americans to have medicinal properties, and was a popular European treatment for syphilis when it was introduced from the New World.[Clarification needed] From 1820 to 1910, it was registered in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia as a treatment for syphilis.[citation needed] Nannari roots are sold in Ayurvedic stores in India.
== References ==
<references>
<ref name="int">[https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?400333 "Smilax regelii Killip & C. V. Morton"]</ref>
</references>
== External Links ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smilax_ornata Smilax ornata]
[[Category:Herbs]]
