| Synonym : | S. macrophylla Roxb.
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| Bangla Name : | Bulkumia, Kumarilata, Kumarika. ,Kumuzzaludi (Chakma), Krak Khrow (Marma). |
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| English Name : | Indian Sarsaparilla. |
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| Family : | Smilacaceae |
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| Disease : | Venereal diseases,skin troubles, sores, swelling, abscesses, rheumatism, pains, bloodless dysentery, weakness , turmeric , ulcer and gonorrhea. |
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| Description : | A large, climber, stems smooth, striate, armed with a few small distant prickles. Leaves alternate, petiole stout, always narrowly sheathing below the middle, lamina 7.5-20 cm long, broadly ovate or suborbicular, acuminate or cuspidate, glabrous, base rounded. Umbels 2-3, alternate in an inflorescence, flowers small. Fruit a globose berry, size of a large pea, red when ripe. |
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| Distribution : | Hill forest of Chittagong and Chittagong Hill Tracts. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | The plant contains 1-3% steroidal saponins, phytosterols, starch, resin, sarsapic acid and minerals. Leaves and roots contain diosgenin. Roots also contain large amounts of tannin, saponin, 31-norcycloartenol and ?-sitosterol, a heteroside, parillin, a co |
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| Uses : | Roots are eaten for the treatment of venereal diseases and skin troubles. Decoction of the bulbous root is given for sores, swelling, abscesses, rheumatism, pains and bloodless dysentery. Juices of tender stems are used in weakness and with fresh turmeric |
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| Habit : | Climber |
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