Sarsaparilla, Sarsaparilla Sarsaparilla Ushba (Unani) Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804 Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810 Left: Rio Negro (Brazillian) Sarsaparilla root; Center: Hondruas Sarsaparilla root; Right: Mexican Sarsaparilla rootNotes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902 Bundles of Sarsaparilla as imported; the 2 on the left from Honduras;the middle from Mexico; the large on the right from Brazillian (Para).A Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, Sayre, 1907 Botanical name: Smilax spp.Several varieties are known on the market: Brazilian, Rio, Rio Negro, Para, Lisbon or Portuguese Sarsaparilla–S. officinalis, S. japicanga; long, thin roots, reddish or blackish-brown, white internally with a bitter taste. Accounted best. Honduras Sarsaparilla–S. officinalis, S. regelii; dull brown bark, pinkish internally Red or Jamaica Sarsaparilla–S. regelii, S. ornata; orange-red, reddish-grey or whitish colored; bitter, stronger and more aromatic than the others Mexican Sarsaparilla–S. aristolochiaefolia, S. ornata, S. sarsaparilla (syn. S. glauca) Ecuadorian sarsaparilla–S. febrifuga The related Smilax glabra, ‘China root’ (and others) from China are used similarly. See China root, Tu Fu Ling Parts used: Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Sweet. Classifications: 2F. PURIFYING3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS.  3M. ARTHRITICS Uses: 1. Clears Heat, Damp and Toxin, Promotes Urine:-Joint Pain including Rheumatism and Rheumatoid Arthritis;-hot, painful Urination, or Jaundice, especially when…

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