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MeSH Heading: Smilax
Tree Number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.618.875.750.500
Unique ID: D032281
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D032281
Annotation: note entry term SARSAPARILLA: SARSAPARILLA, EAST INDIAN see HEMIDESMUS and BRISTLY SARSAPARILLA see ARALIA are also available
Scope Note: 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. Drinks called sarsaparilla and root beer have been prepared from the Smilaz ornata (Jamaican sarsaparilla) and SASSAFRAS.
Entry Term(s): Greenbriar; Greenbrier; Jamaican Sarsaparilla; Sarsaparilla; Smilax ornata; Zarzaparilla
Related Numbers: txid1353877
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0400145
Related Numbers: txid1353877
Scope Note: 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. Drinks called sarsaparilla and root beer have been prepared from the Smilaz ornata (Jamaican sarsaparilla) and SASSAFRAS.
Terms: Smilax Preferred Term
Term UI T464014
Date10/01/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Sarsaparilla
Term UI T464015
Date10/01/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Zarzaparilla
Term UI T464016
Date10/01/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Greenbriar
Term UI T000896517
Date03/04/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Greenbrier
Term UI T000896518
Date03/04/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017)

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