Sarsaparilla benefit
Sarsaparilla research

Sarsaparilla (Smilax) is a vine native to tropical and temperate parts of the world and includes at least 200 hundred species worldwide. It is native to South and Central America, along with many islands in the Caribbean. Sarsaparilla is also found in India and parts of China. Sarsaparilla has been used as an ingredient in root beer and other beverages for its foaming properties. Sarsaparilla root was used as a general tonic by indigenous tribes in South America, where European traders found it and introduced it into their culture in the 1400s. You can buy Sarsaparilla supplement at Physician Formulas.

Sarsaparilla as medicine
Sarsaparilla is often used to treat inflammatory skin conditions. Smilax glabra is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine which has been used clinically to prevent leptospirosis, to treat syphilis, and acute bacterial dysentery. Sarsaparilla root has been used for centuries by the indigenous peoples of Central and South America for sexual impotence, rheumatism, skin ailments, and as a general tonic. Shamans in the Amazon use sarsaparilla root internally and externally for leprosy and other inflammatory skin problems such as psoriasis.

Constituents in Sarsaparilla
Sarsaparilla contains sarsasapogenin, sitosterol, stigmasterol, and pollinastanol; and the saponins sarsasaponin, sarsaparilloside, among others. Astilbin, neoastilbin, isoastilbin, and neoisoastilbin are flavonoids isolated from the rhizome of sarsaparilla. Smilaxin is a protein with immunostimulatory, antiproliferative, and HIV-1-reverse transcriptase inhibitory activities from sarsaparilla rhizomes.

Aphrodisiac Properties of Sarsaparilla
Sarsaparilla is used as a sex enhancer although hardly any studies are available to confirm its potential as a sex booster. For more information on libido.

Sarsaparilla Side Effects
Sarsaparilla has not been tested enough to provide us with enough information regarding its side effects.

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