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Hemidesmus MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Hemidesmus
Tree Number(s)
B01.875.800.575.912.250.456.500.341
Unique ID
D031102
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D031102
Annotation
note entry term BRISTLY SARSAPARILLA: SARSAPARILLA see SMILAX and SARSAPARILLA, EAST INDIAN see HEMIDESMUS are also available
Scope Note
A plant genus of the family Apocynaceae. It is a source of PREGNANES and is sometimes an adulterant of commercial sarsaparilla (SMILAX).
Entry Term(s)
Anantamul
Hemidesmus indicus
Periploca indica
Sarsaparilla, East Indian
Registry Numbers
txid63475
txid63476
Related Numbers
txid63476
Public MeSH Note
2003
History Note
2003
Date Introduced
2003/01/01
Last Updated
2021/06/30
Hemidesmus Preferred
Hemidesmus indicus Narrower
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