Smilax perfoliata, Paichooral

Smilax perfoliata Lour.
Family: Smilacaceae

Synonyms: Smilax annamensis Rendle , Smilax laurina Kunth, Smilax prolifera Roxb., Smilax siamensis T.Koyama    

Chinese: 穿鞘菝葜
Malayalam: Paichooral

Description: Stout climbing shrubs. Leaves to 20 x 12 cm, broadly oblong, ovate, apex obtuse, basally 5-7 nerved, thickly coriaceous, cuspidate; petiole to 4 cm, stout, angled, sheathing to the middle, tendrils coiled. Umbels on axillary cymes, to 12 cm; bracts ovate, 1 cm; outer perianth, 6 x 2 mm, broadly oblong, inner ones 6 x 1 mm, apiculate; filaments 5 mm, anthers 2 mm, oblong; female flowers- staminodes 6, linear; ovary 2 mm, globose, stigma 3, recurved.

Root-powder of  Smilax  perfoliata  Lour.  with  rice  powder in the form of cake to cure white and blood discharge with urine. Garos  use  flowers  in  child  birth,  whereas  some  ethnic  communites  of  Madya Pradesh apply roots in veneral diseases. Ethnic communities of Jaintia, Mayurbhanj, Sagar  and  Dehradun  districts  use  different  parts  of  the  plant  in  many  other diseases.Sagar  and  Dehradun  districts  use  different  parts  of  the  plant  in  many  other diseases. [Herbal Cures Traditional Approach]

5 Published articles of Smilax perfoliata
1. Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of Smilax perfoliata Lour.
By: Borkataky, M.
Der Pharmacia Lettre  Volume: 6   Issue: 6   Pages: 246-250   Published: 2014

2. Phytochemical screening, estimation of total phenol and flavonoid content of the leaves of Smilax perfoliata Lour.
By: Sharma, H. K.; Munmi Kalita
Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences  Volume: 5   Issue: 4   Pages: 1156-1160   Published: 2014

3. Traditional Chinese medicine useful for treating bellyache type migraine syndrome, contains Smilax perfoliata, rhizoma Corydalis, Chenopodium aristatum, Manynerve Bauhinia, Sarcococca hookeriana and Sinocalamus affinis
Patent Number: CN103550659-A
Patent Assignee: LI K
Inventor(s): LI K.

4. The effect of aqueous extract of Smilax perfoliata on blood glucose, lipids and selected hepatic enzymes of alloxaninduced diabetic mice.
By: Donkupar Syiem; Phibangipan Warjri
International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences  Volume: 4   Issue: 2   Pages: P-945-P-955   Published: 2013
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5. Chemical constituents of Smilax perfoliata
By: Cheng, YB; Zhang, DM; Yu, SS
ACTA BOTANICA SINICA  Volume: 46   Issue: 5   Pages: 618-620   Published: MAY 2004