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Smilax officinalis
The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 1 constituent measurement for Smilax officinalis. This page reports what those source records contain and how to reach them. It carries no effect estimate, no dose and no recommendation.
Accepted name in source: Smilax officinalis Kunth
Also recorded as
Synonyms are carried from the source compendium. A species may be traded and studied under more than one name, which is exactly how a safety record gets lost.
Regulatory presence
Health Canada's Licensed Natural Health Products Database holds 96 licensed products naming Smilax officinalis as a medicinal ingredient, matched on the exact Latin binomial. A licence records that a product met the regulator's requirements for sale in Canada. It is not evidence that the product works.
Extract types on licence
Source material stated
What the records describe
Constituents measured
- Steroidal saponins1
Plant parts
- Roots and other underground parts1
Preparations
- Solvent extraction1
Recorded constituents
What analytical work has found in this species, at which plant part and preparation. A measured constituent is a fact about material, not about effect.
| Substance | Plant part | Preparation | Concentration | Analytical method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steroidal saponins | Roots and other underground parts | Solvent extraction | — | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | Resolve DOI |
Cited sources
The literature the compendium cites for this species. Metatron Health has no relationship with these authors or journals and earns nothing from citing them.
- Bernardo, RR., Pinto, AV., Parente, JP. Steroidal saponins from Smilax officinalis. PHYTOCHEMISTRY, 1996, vol. 43, no. 2, p. 465-469. DOI
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