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== Uses =={{Uses|tumor}}, {{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|colds}}, {{Uses|arthritis}}, {{Uses|joint pain}}, {{Uses|rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Skin problems}}, {{Uses|psoriasis}}, {{Uses|toe fungus}}
==Chemical Composition==Aluminum, Ash, Beta-sitosterol, Calcium, Cetyl-alcohol , Chromium, Cobalt, EO, Epsilon-sitosterol, Glucose, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Parigenin, Parillin, Phosphorus, Pollinastanol, Potassium, Resin, Saponin, Sarasaponin, Sarsaparilloside, Sarsaponin, Sarsasapogenin, Selenium, Silicon, Sitosterol-d-glucoside, Smilagenin, Smilasaponin, Stigmasterol, Tin, Zinc<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}} ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Leaves unarmed, elliptical-ovate, cuspidate, abruptly contracted at each end}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|3 inches|yellowish-white|5-20|Appearing May to August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|General|7–10 mm|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown||3}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Prefers well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Needs minimum 54F. Propagate by seed, suckers, or division in spring, or by semiripe cuttings in summer. Harvest roots and rhizomes are lifted by severing larger roots near the crown, leaving smaller roots to increase. They are dried for use in decoctions, elixirs, liquid extracts, and powders.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:(Hemidesmus indicus) Indian sarsaparilla shrub at Simhachalam hill.jpgFile:HeySong Sarsaparilla 20060507.jpg File:Sioux City Sarsaparilla.JPGFile:Indonesian Sarsaparilla.JPG </gallery> == References == <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[https://npgswebwww.ars-grintheherbprof.com/hrbSarsaparilla.htm "Photochemicals"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://www.mdidea.govcom/gringlobalproducts/taxonomydetailproper/proper08802.aspx?400333 html "Botanical Description"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"Smilax regelii Killip & C>[http://www. Vherbalpedia. Mortoncom/blog/?p=111 "Cultivation"]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [https://draxe.com/sarsaparilla/ Smilax ornata on Sarsaparilla: The Healing Herb with Many Uses, Benefits + Recipes]* [http://www.happynutritionist.com/2017/05/make-sarsaparilla-aka-smilax-ornata.html Smilax ornata on Make Sarsaparilla aka Smilax ornata Soda at Home and More with this Tonic Herb]* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Smilax+regelii Smilax ornata on useful trophical plants]
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