Smilax china (China Root)

Traditional uses

China

  • Alterative
  • Arthritis
  • Boil
  • Carminative
  • Debility
  • Depurative
  • Diarrhea
  • Diuretic
  • Enteritis
  • Flux
  • Gout
  • Gravel
  • Menorrhagia
  • Refrigerant
  • Rheumatism
  • Skin
  • Sudorific
  • Syphilis
  • Urogenital
  • Abscess
  • Alexiteric
  • Cancer(Digestive)
  • Cold
  • Malaria
  • Tonic

India

  • Alterative
  • Aphrodisiac
  • Asthma
  • Diaphoretic
  • Stimulant
  • Tumor
  • Skin

French

  • Alterative

English

  • Aphrodisiac

Malaya

  • Aphrodisiac
  • Dermatosis
  • Gonorrhea
  • Parturition
  • Rheumatism
  • Syphilis
  • Tonic

Iran

  • Cancer

Dutch

  • Demulcent

German

  • Depurative

Europe

  • Rheumatism
  • Venereal

Egypt

  • Sudorific
  • Gout

Italian

  • Syphilis

Elsewhere

  • Antidote

Spanish

  • Stimulant

Chemicals

Plant

  • OLEIC-ACID

Leaf

  • RUTIN

Root

  • SMILAX-SAPONIN-A
  • SMILAX-SAPONIN-C
  • CINCHONIN
  • ISOSERYL-S-METHYLCYSTEAMINE-SULFOXIDE
  • TANNIN
  • DIOSGENIN
  • RESIN
  • SMILAX-SAPONIN-B

Seed

  • FAT — 111000

Activities

  1. Antiinflammatory — 3 compounds; DIOSGENIN, OLEIC-ACID, RUTIN
  2. Cancer-Preventive — 3 compounds; OLEIC-ACID, RUTIN, TANNIN
  3. Hepatoprotective — 3 compounds; toxic activity; DIOSGENIN, RUTIN, TANNIN
  4. Hypocholesterolemic — 3 compounds; DIOSGENIN, OLEIC-ACID, RUTIN
  5. Antibacterial — 2 compounds; RUTIN, TANNIN
  6. Anticancer — 2 compounds; RUTIN, TANNIN
  7. Antihepatotoxic — 2 compounds; toxic activity; RUTIN, TANNIN
  8. Antihypertensive — 2 compounds; RUTIN, TANNIN
  9. Antimutagenic — 2 compounds; toxic activity; RUTIN, TANNIN
  10. Antinephritic — 2 compounds; RUTIN, TANNIN
  11. Antioxidant — 2 compounds; RUTIN, TANNIN
  12. Antiradicular — 2 compounds; RUTIN, TANNIN
  13. Antitumor — 2 compounds; RUTIN, TANNIN
  14. Antitumor-Promoter — 2 compounds; RUTIN, TANNIN
  15. Antiulcer — 2 compounds; RUTIN, TANNIN
  16. Antiviral — 2 compounds; RUTIN, TANNIN
  17. Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor — 2 compounds; RUTIN, TANNIN
  18. Pesticide — 2 compounds; RUTIN, TANNIN
  19. 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; OLEIC-ACID
  20. 5-HT-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  21. Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  22. Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  23. Allelochemic — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  24. Allergenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; OLEIC-ACID
  25. Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; OLEIC-ACID
  26. Anemiagenic — 1 compounds; OLEIC-ACID
  27. Anthelmintic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  28. Antiaggregant — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  29. Antiallergic — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  30. Antialopecic — 1 compounds; OLEIC-ACID
  31. Antiandrogenic — 1 compounds; OLEIC-ACID
  32. Antiapoplectic — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  33. Antiatherogenic — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  34. Antiatherosclerotic — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  35. Anticapillary-Fragility — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  36. Anticariogenic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  37. Anticataract — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  38. Anticlastogen — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  39. Anticonvulsant — 1 compounds; toxic activity; RUTIN
  40. AntiCVI — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  41. Antidementia — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  42. Antidermatitic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; RUTIN
  43. Antidiabetic — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  44. Antidiarrheic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  45. Antidysenteric — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  46. Antiedemic — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  47. Antierythemic — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  48. Antifatigue — 1 compounds; DIOSGENIN
  49. Antifeedant — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  50. Antiglaucomic — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  51. Antihematuric — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  52. Antihemorrhoidal — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  53. Antiherpetic — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  54. Antihistaminic — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  55. AntiHIV — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  56. Antileukotriene-D4 — 1 compounds; OLEIC-ACID
  57. Antilipolytic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  58. Antimalarial — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  59. Antimelanomic — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  60. Antimetastatic — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  61. Antinociceptive — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  62. Antiophidic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  63. Antiperoxidant — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  64. Antiplatelet — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  65. Antiproliferant — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  66. Antiprotozoal — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  67. Antipurpuric — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  68. Antirenitic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  69. Antispasmodic — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  70. Antistress — 1 compounds; DIOSGENIN
  71. Antisunburn — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  72. Antithrombogenic — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  73. Antithyroid — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  74. Antitrypanosomic — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  75. Antivaricose — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  76. Apoptotic — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  77. cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  78. Capillariprotective — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  79. Carcinogenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; TANNIN
  80. Catabolic — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  81. Chelator — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  82. Chemopreventive — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  83. Choleretic — 1 compounds; OLEIC-ACID
  84. Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  85. Cytoprotective — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  86. Dermatitigenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; OLEIC-ACID
  87. Estrogenic — 1 compounds; DIOSGENIN
  88. Estrogenic? — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  89. FLavor — 1 compounds; OLEIC-ACID
  90. Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  91. Hemostat — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  92. Hepatomagenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; RUTIN
  93. Hypotensive — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  94. Immunomodulator — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  95. Immunosuppressant — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  96. Insecticide — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  97. Insectifuge — 1 compounds; OLEIC-ACID
  98. Insectiphile — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  99. Irritant — 1 compounds; toxic activity; OLEIC-ACID
  100. Juvabional — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  101. Larvistat — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  102. MAO-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  103. Mastogenic — 1 compounds; DIOSGENIN
  104. Mutagenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; RUTIN
  105. Myoprotective — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  106. Myorelaxant — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  107. Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  108. Oviposition-Stimulant — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  109. PAF-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  110. Percutaneostimulant — 1 compounds; OLEIC-ACID
  111. Perfumery — 1 compounds; OLEIC-ACID
  112. Propecic — 1 compounds; OLEIC-ACID
  113. Protisticide — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  114. Psychotropic — 1 compounds; TANNIN
  115. Radioprotective — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  116. Sunscreen — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  117. Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  118. Vasodilator — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  119. Vasopressor — 1 compounds; RUTIN
  120. Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; TANNIN

Toxic compounds

  • DIOSGENIN — Hepatoprotective; Root
  • OLEIC-ACID — Allergenic; Plant
  • OLEIC-ACID — Dermatitigenic; Plant
  • OLEIC-ACID — Irritant; Plant
  • RUTIN — Anticonvulsant; Leaf
  • RUTIN — Antidermatitic; Leaf
  • RUTIN — Antihepatotoxic; Leaf
  • RUTIN — Antimutagenic; Leaf; ID50=2-5 nM
  • RUTIN — Hepatomagenic; Leaf; 20,000 ppm (diet) rat
  • RUTIN — Hepatoprotective; Leaf; 20 mg/kg rat
  • RUTIN — Mutagenic; Leaf
  • TANNIN — Antihepatotoxic; Root
  • TANNIN — Antimutagenic; Root
  • TANNIN — Carcinogenic; Root
  • TANNIN — Hepatoprotective; Root