Latin, Sarza, Smilax medica, S. officinalis, S. peruviana, S. sarsaparilla, S. syphilitica;
English, Wild liquorice ;
French, Salsepareille ;
German, Sarsaparella ;
Urdu, Ushba ;
Persian, Ushba.
A climbing, decidous shrub, with long slender roots covered with wrinkled bark, inodourus,
with a mucilaginous, very slightly bitter taste; internally, mealy, yellowish-white, compact
and easily split. The stem, 4 feet and upward in height, is prickly nearly square. The leaves
1 foot long, 4 to 5 inches broad, are alternate, petioled, having tendrils above the base,
five-nerved, ovate, lanceolate, cordate, cuspidate, glaucous beneath, leathery, smooth. As
found in market the dried roots are long and cylindrical, thinner toward the extremities,
somewhat furrowed longitudinally, beset with a beard, or thin, branching, fibers and of a
bright-brownish or reddish-yellow color when freed from adhering particles of earth.
Found in :-
New Granada, northern half of South America, Central America, coast land of Maxico,
cultivated in the Island of Jamaica. It is offerded by several plants of the genus
Smilax. The plants inhabit swampy tropical forests, which are extremely deleterious
to health and are only explored amid great difficulties.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice :-- |
By Dr. Hahnemann, R.A.M.L., IV. in 1818. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. VIII. 526.)
The dreid root.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Sarsaparilla, in coarse powder | 100 gm
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Distilled water, a sufficient quantity in this proportion | 500 Cc.
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Strong alcohol, a sufficient quantity in this proportion | 537 Cc.
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To make one thousand cubic centimeters of tincture.
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(b) Dilutions: 2x to contain one part of tincture,
four parts distilled water,
five parts alcohol ; 3x and higher with dispensing alcohol.
(c) Triturations: 1x and higher.
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