A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . Radix, Sarsce Radix—Sassapa-rille, G.; Salsepareille, F.; Zarzaparilla,Sp.; Sarsaparill, Sw. Origin.—Smilax officinalis, Kunth; Smilaxmedica, Schlechtendal et Chamisso; Smilaxsyphilitica, Kunth; and probably also otherspecies of Smilax. Habitat.—Mexico, Central America, Brazil. Part used.—The roots. Description.—See the Pharmacopoeia, page289. General Description.—Long and slender,sometimes over two meters (about 80 inches)long, and usually about five millimeters (\ inch)in diameter; shrivelled nearest the rhizome(chump), coarsely wrinkled length
A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . Radix, Sarsce Radix—Sassapa-rille, G.; Salsepareille, F.; Zarzaparilla,Sp.; Sarsaparill, Sw. Origin.—Smilax officinalis, Kunth; Smilaxmedica, Schlechtendal et Chamisso; Smilaxsyphilitica, Kunth; and probably also otherspecies of Smilax. Habitat.—Mexico, Central America, Brazil. Part used.—The roots. Description.—See the Pharmacopoeia, page289. General Description.—Long and slender,sometimes over two meters (about 80 inches)long, and usually about five millimeters (\ inch)in diameter; shrivelled nearest the rhizome(chump), coarsely wrinkled lengthwise ; in-odorous ; taste somewhat mucilaginous, bitter,afterward acrid. Varieties.—The principal varieties of sarsa-parilla are the Honduras, the Para (Brazilian,Rio Negro or Lisbon sarsaparilla), the Mexican(Vera Cruz or Tampico), and the Jamaica sar-saparilla. — Bundle of Hondu-ras Sarsaparilla, % linear size. 892 A COMPANION TO THE. In the United States all these varieties are used except the Jamaicasarsaparilla. The Para sarsaparilla is not used to any great extent ascompared with the Honduras and the Mexican. Owing to its cheapnessthe Mexican sarsaparilla is used more than all the rest together ; but the Honduras sarsaparilla is theone generally esteemed in thiscountry as the best, though Parasarsaparilla is preferred by someunquestionably competentjudges. Jamaica sarsaparilla ispreferred in England, wherethat is the only kind officiallyrecognized. Sarsaparillas are generallyclassified into : 1, mealy sarsa-parillas, in which the paren-chyma cells most frequentlycontain unaltered starch gran-ules, but occasionally a pastymass (altered starch ?); and 2,non - mealy sarsaparillas, i nwhich the parenchyma cells mostfrequently contain a pasty mass(altered starch ?), but occasion-ally unaltered starch classification does notseem to have any substantialvalue, pharmacologically orotherwise, except in so f
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