Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Smilax aspera
Scientific Name and Description
Smilax aspera L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Smilax balearica (Willk. ex A.DC.) Burnat & Barbey
Smilax brevipes Jord. nom. illeg.
Smilax capitata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don nom. inval.
Smilax catalonica Poir.
Smilax conferta Jord.
Smilax excelsa Duhamel nom. inval.
Smilax goetzeana Engl.
Smilax inermis Jord. nom. illeg.
Smilax intricatissima Jord.
Smilax longipes Gand.
Smilax maculata Roxb.
Smilax maculata Roxb. ex D.Don
Smilax mauritanica Desf. nom. illeg.
Smilax mauritanica Poir.
Smilax mauritanica Webb & Berthel. nom. illeg.
Smilax nigra Willd.
Smilax nilagirensis Steud. ex A.DC. nom. inval.
Smilax oxycarpa Jord.
Smilax peduncularis Jord. nom. illeg.
Smilax pendulina Lowe
Smilax picta K.Koch
Smilax platyphylla Jord.
Smilax rettiana Willis ex Livera
Smilax rigida Sol. ex Sm.
Smilax sagittata Desv. ex Ham.
Smilax sagittifolia Lodd.
Smilax saxicola Gand.
Smilax tetragona L.f.
Smilax variabilis Pers.
Smilax willkommii Gand.
Smilax brevipes Jord. nom. illeg.
Smilax capitata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don nom. inval.
Smilax catalonica Poir.
Smilax conferta Jord.
Smilax excelsa Duhamel nom. inval.
Smilax goetzeana Engl.
Smilax inermis Jord. nom. illeg.
Smilax intricatissima Jord.
Smilax longipes Gand.
Smilax maculata Roxb.
Smilax maculata Roxb. ex D.Don
Smilax mauritanica Desf. nom. illeg.
Smilax mauritanica Poir.
Smilax mauritanica Webb & Berthel. nom. illeg.
Smilax nigra Willd.
Smilax nilagirensis Steud. ex A.DC. nom. inval.
Smilax oxycarpa Jord.
Smilax peduncularis Jord. nom. illeg.
Smilax pendulina Lowe
Smilax picta K.Koch
Smilax platyphylla Jord.
Smilax rettiana Willis ex Livera
Smilax rigida Sol. ex Sm.
Smilax sagittata Desv. ex Ham.
Smilax sagittifolia Lodd.
Smilax saxicola Gand.
Smilax tetragona L.f.
Smilax variabilis Pers.
Smilax willkommii Gand.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common names | common smilax, rough bindweed, sarsaparille, Mediterranean smilax, |
| Hindi | hindi salsa, kalisar, kukarjari, kukurdara, kumardar, magrabu, salsa |
| Kannada | namadaberu, parangi chakke, sughanda-palada-gida |
| Malayalam | kizhanna, nannari, naru-ninti |
| Sanskrit | chopachini |
| Tamil | kizhanna, nannari, naru-ninti |
| Telugu | pala sugandhi, sugandhipala |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Homoeopathy
Herb usable parts
Roots
References
Literature
Literature
A HANDBOOK OF MEDICINAL PLANTS Author - DR.P.N.V.KURUP, DR.V.N.K.RAMADAS & JOSHI,P
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol III Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
A Forest Flora for Kumaon Author - A.E. Osmaston
The Flora of the Palni Hills Vol-3 Author - K.M. Matthew
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Smilax aspera. (2024, April 14). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smilax_aspera