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Top Product Attributes

  • Common Name

    Sarsaparilla

  • Botanical Name

    Smilax spp.

  • Part Used

    Root

  • Clinical Summary

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  • Alcohol

    45%

  • Dose

    20 to 80mL weekly

Sarsaparilla is a widely applicable alterative. Its most enduring recommendations have been for rheumatism and psoriasis. It is particularly useful when there is a lot of irritation. 

Main Product Attributes
A guide to Sarsaparilla and its properties

  • Traditional Use

    The Smilax species have a long history in folk medicine for the treatment of inflammation. A build-up of toxins in the body is linked to inflammation and this species promotes the elimination of toxic waste. The native people of the Amazon area know sarsaparilla as a blood cleanser (alterative) and have traditionally used it to re-establish virility in men, to treat the symptoms of menopause in women, for urinary complaints and as a cough remedy. 

  • Actions

    Alterative, anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic, male tonic, antipruritic, diaphoretic, diuretic, hepatoprotective, tonic

  • Indications

    •    Rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, 
    •    Skin disorders including eczema and psoriasis
    •    Supports normal detoxification processes for healthy connective tissue, muscles and joints.

  • Energetics

    Moist, warm

  • Use in Pregnancy

    Insufficient reliable information available

  • Contraindications & Cautions

    None known

  • Drug Interactions

    Caution with digoxin and lithium.

  • Dietary Information

    Vegan friendly. Gluten and dairy free

  • Substitutes

    Yellow Dock, Clivers, Burdock, Echinacea, Gotu Kola, Heartsease, Poke Root, Red Clover, Thuja, Blue Flag