Smilax GLABRA Roxb.
| Synonym : | - |
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| Bangla Name : | Topachini, Harina, Sukchina. |
| English Name : | China Root, Bambo |
| Family : | Smilacaceae |
| Disease : | Sores, venereal complaints and syphilis. |
| Description : | A large, climber, stems and branches terete, smooth, unarmed. Leaves large, 7.5-15 cm long, elliptic or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 3-costate to the rounded or cuneate base. Flowers white, very small in many-flowered subsessile umbels. Fruit a globose berry. |
| Distribution : | Sylhet. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | A decoction of the fresh root is used for the treatment of sores, venereal complaints and syphilis. |
| Habit : | Climber |