. The drug plants of Illinois . SMILAX BONA-NOX L. Green brier, American china root, false china root. Liliaceae.—A long, prickle-armed, woody vine climbing by tendrils; under- ground stem long, with many spiny knots as large as an egg, from which above- ground stems arise; stem crooked, round- ish but with one prominent angle, with usually 3 to 8 spines per internode; leaves ovate but variable and some at least so constricted as to have 2 large, rounded basal lobes, parallel-veined, alternate, 2 to 8 inches long, petioled; flowers greenish- yellow, small, in stalked, axillary umbels; fruit a
. The drug plants of Illinois . SMILAX BONA-NOX L. Green brier, American china root, false china root. Liliaceae.—A long, prickle-armed, woody vine climbing by tendrils; under- ground stem long, with many spiny knots as large as an egg, from which above- ground stems arise; stem crooked, round- ish but with one prominent angle, with usually 3 to 8 spines per internode; leaves ovate but variable and some at least so constricted as to have 2 large, rounded basal lobes, parallel-veined, alternate, 2 to 8 inches long, petioled; flowers greenish- yellow, small, in stalked, axillary umbels; fruit a black, glaucous, red-seeded, small berry. The root (underground stem) collected. Infrequent or rare in dry woodlands in the Ozark region and southward. Contains the glucosides phytosteroHn and sarsasaponin. Used as a substitute for true sarsaparilla, as an alterative and diuretic.
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