Benefits of Canar Plant (Smilax leucophylla)

 Description of Canar Plant

Canar plant is a spreading plant that we often find around us. These canar plants can be found in forests, riverbanks and various other places. The scientific name of the canar plant is Smilax leucophylla. While in English the canar plant has the name Sarsaparilla. The release of canar plants from Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Maluku, Kalimantan and the Philippines to New Guinea, northern Australia, China, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Myanmar. The characteristics of this canar plant have leaves that are ovointed green. The function and usefulness of the canar plant for some people is used young leaves for fruit vegetables used for lemonade drinks. But what is not known turns out that this plant has a variety of benefits to treat various diseases that exist in the body.

Name of Canar Plant Area

Indonesia: canar bokor (Sundanese)

Malaysia: canar bokor, cassava, banar root

Philippines: sarsaparillang-puti, hampas-tikbalang (Tagalog), banag (Tagbanua), banal (Igorot), kaguno (Negrito)

Papua New Guinea: wanabekira.

Classification of Canar Plants

Kingdom: Plantae

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Super Division: Spermatophyta (Produces seeds)

Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plant)

Class: Liliopsida (single-sided / monocotile)

Sub Class: Liliidae

Order: Liliales

Family: Smilacaceae

Genus: Smilax

Species: Smilax leucophylla

Anatomy and Morphology of Canar Plants

Canar plant is a type of plant from the family of flowering plants (Smilacaceae).  Vines where this plant can grow up to 20 m long, small stems elliptical and on stems and twigs there are thorns. The leaves of the plant canar wide ovoplant until the ovoplant is oblong, with a size of 10-32 cm × 4-22 cm, the leaves have a rather hard texture, the top of the leaves are dusty, the stems of canar plants can grow up to 4 cm long, the wings of the leaves of different sheath growers, tendrils are present. Inflorescences canar plant consists of 2-6 flowers. The fruit of the canar plant has a diameter of about 10 mm, black when ripe. This way of breeding canar plants uses seeds and cuttings of rather old bud stems. Habitat of canar plants is at an altitude of 1,000 - 2,000 meters above sea level. Dense forests, riverbanks, ravines and usually close to the sea. 

Canar Plant Parts Used

Leaves, stems, roots and rhizomes

Ingredients of Canar Plant

Unknown

Benefits and Benefits Of Canar Plants For Health

1. Canar plants are detoxifying, and antiseptic.

2. Canar plants to treat rheumatic diseases.

3. Canar plants are useful to treat menstrual problems (menstruation).

4. The leaves and roots of the canar plant are efficacious for syphilis.

5. This canar plant is antibacterial.

6. Stems and leaves of canar plants used to treat stomach pains

7. A mixture of salt, ginger and canar plants is used to cure toxins.

Note 

Consume the herbs of this canar plant wisely and according to the measure.