Smilax
Synonyms
Greenbriar
Greenbriars
Greenbrier
Greenbriers
Jamaican Sarsaparilla
Jamaican Sarsaparillas
Sarsaparilla
Sarsaparilla, Jamaican
Sarsaparillas
Sarsaparillas, Jamaican
Smilax ornata
Zarzaparilla
Zarzaparillas
A plant genus of the family SMILACACEAE. Members contain smiglasides (phenylpropanoid glycosides) and steroidal saponins. Commercially it is sometimes adulterated with HEMIDESMUS, which would affect experimental results.