Other Common Names:
Scientific Name: Hemidesmus Indicus
English Name: Sarsaparilla
Tamil Name: Nannari / நன்னாரி
Hindi Name: Anantamul, Kapuri / अनंतमूल, कपूरी
Malayalam Name: Naruninti / നരുനീന്തി
Telugu Name: Gadisugandhi, Sugandhipala, Muttavapulagamu / గాడిసుగంధి, సుగంధిపాల, ముత్తవపులగము
Kannada Name: Anantamul, Upalasari / ಅನಂತಮೂಲ, ಉಪಲಸರಿ
Marathi Name: Gorintaaku / గోరింటాకు
Urdu Name: Salsa, Magrabu / سالسا، مگرابو
Description:
Hemidesmus Indicus is the botanical name of a sarsaparilla root that belongs to the Apocynaceae family. Sarsaparilla root is a perennial vine that grows in warm temperatures. Sarsaparilla root is also known as Indian sarsaparilla, sugandi root, and nannari root, and it is widely found in Southeast Asia. The dried sarsaparilla root is helpful in Ayurvedic herbal medicine.
The common names of sarsaparilla root are Smilax, Honduran sarsaparilla, Jamaican sarsaparilla, and Zarzaparilla.
Nutrition Facts:
- Calories: 41
- Total Fat: 0 g
- Saturated fat: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Sodium: 13 mg
- Potassium: 1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 11 g
- Dietary fiber: 0 g
- Sugar: 11 g
- Protein: 0 g
Health Benefits:
- Sarsaparilla root helps to improve liver function and remove toxins from the body.
- Sarsaparilla root helps to relieve fluid retention, swelling, and stomach bloating.
- Sarsaparilla root helps to improve skin health and eye health.
- Sarsaparilla root helps to keep the body cool.
- Sarsaparilla root helps to treat sexually transmitted diseases like syphilis and gonorrhea.
- Sarsaparilla root is effective for inflammation of the liver, spleen, and urinary disorders.
- Sarsaparilla root helps to treat wheezing, anemia, and rheumatoid arthritis.
- Sarsaparilla root helps to treat skin problems, including psoriasis.
- Sarsaparilla root helps to treat cough, fever, and cold.
- The roots of sarsaparilla help to improve hormonal balance.
Dosage of Dry Sarsaparilla Root:
Take 1 to 4 grams of dried sarsaparilla root powder and boil it with water for 5 to 10 minutes. Consume this mixture to treat cough.
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