Smilax GLABRA Roxb.


Synonym : -
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