Preferred Label : hemidesmus;
MeSH definition : A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. It is a source of PREGNANES. It is sometimes
an adulterant of commercial sarsaparilla.; A plant genus of the family Apocynaceae. It is a source of PREGNANES and is sometimes
an adulterant of commercial sarsaparilla (SMILAX).;
CISMeF synonym : indicus, hemidesmus; periploca indicas; indica, periploca; indicas, periploca; anantamuls; indian sarsaparilla, east;
MeSH hyponym : periploca indica; hemidesmus indicus; Anantamul; Sarsaparilla, East Indian; East Indian Sarsaparilla;
MeSH Related Number : txid63476;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with Sarsaparilla SMILAX or Wild Sarsaparilla ARALIA; note entry term BRISTLY SARSAPARILLA: SARSAPARILLA see SMILAX and SARSAPARILLA, EAST
INDIAN see HEMIDESMUS are also available;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemidesmus;
UNII : txid63475;
Origin ID : D031102;
UMLS CUI : C1024189;
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- Plant [UMLS semantic type]
A plant genus of the family ASCLEPIADACEAE. It is a source of PREGNANES. It is sometimes
an adulterant of commercial sarsaparilla.
A plant genus of the family Apocynaceae. It is a source of PREGNANES and is sometimes
an adulterant of commercial sarsaparilla (SMILAX).