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.