| Family |
Smilacaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
| Scientific name |
Smilax china L. |
| Synonyms |
Coprosmanthus japonicus Kunth; Smilax china L. var. microphylla Nakai;
Smilax china L. var. taiheiensis (Hayata) T. Koyama; Smilax ferox Bentham;
Smilax japonica (Kunth) A. Gray; Smilax pteropus Miquel; Smilax sebaea
Miquel; Smilax taiheiensis Hayata; Smilax taquetii Léveillé; Smilax thomsoniana
A. de Candolle |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) sarutori-ibara (サルトリイバラ, 猿捕茨 [meaning: monkey catching
vine]) |
| (English common name) China-root |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, India |
| Habitat |
Mountane forest edge |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=90 |
| Description |
Plants 3m long. Leaves 3-12cm long. Flowers yellow green, flowering in
April to May. Deciduous. Vine. |
| Reference |
Smilax china L. |
| Smilax china L. |
| Make-up remover composition for the face and eyes (US Patent 4323468/1982) |
| Herbicidal compositions and herbicidal processes (US Patent 4309208/1982) |
| Stable emulsions obtained from a natural emulsifier stabilized with aloes juice (US Patent 4481185/1984) |
| Capillary cosmetic composition containing a sarsaparilla extract (US Patent 4604282/1986) |
| Herbicidal compositions and herbicidal processes (US Patent 4622060/1986) |
| Antibiotic having herbicidal activity (US Patent 4613355/1986) |
| Capillary cosmetic composition for washing disentangling hair containing a plant extract containing saponins (US Patent 4800080/1989) |
| Formulation for alleviating symptoms associated with arthritis (US Patent 5683698/1997) |
| Compositions for curing diabetes mellitus, processes for the preparation of same, and usage of same (US Patent 5773004/1998) |
| Compositions with analgesic, antipyretic and antiinflammatory properties (US Patent 5908628/1999) |
| Functional form and process for the production of the same (US Patent 6156817/2000) |
| Therapeutic agents for respiratory diseases (US Patent 6309674/2001) |
| Herbal composition for reducing inflammation and methods of using same (US Patent 6264995/2001) |
| Herbal chinese joint complex (US Patent 6350476/2002) |
| Herbal composition PHY906 and its use in chemotherapy (US Patent 7025993/2006) |
| Synergistic phytoceutical compositions (US Patent 7303772/2007) |
| Therapeutic agents for respiratory diseases (WIPO Patent WO/1998/052588) |
| Synergistic phytoceutical compositions (WIPO Patent WO/2007/059441) |
