Baldwin's Original Sarsaparilla, 1 Litre

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Dietz, Birgit; Bolton, Judy L. (2007-04-01). "Botanical Dietary Supplements Gone Bad". Chemical Research in Toxicology. 20 (4): 586–590. doi: 10.1021/tx7000527. ISSN 0893-228X. PMC 2504026. PMID 17362034.

Dietary supplements are not regulated in the United States, meaning the FDA does not approve them for safety and effectiveness before products are marketed. When possible, choose a supplement that has been tested by a trusted third party, such as USP, ConsumerLabs, or NSF. Xu, S. Shang, M., Liu, G., Xu,F., Wang, X., Shou, C., & Cai, S. (2013). Chemical Constituents from theRhizomes of Smilax glabra and Their Antimicrobial Activity. Molecules, 18(5),5265-5287 Sarsaparilla was one of the first flavourings to be used in soft drinks and was also used as a foaming agent and flavouring for root beer. Charles E. Hires first experimented with Sarsaparilla in his Philadelphia pharmacy in 1869, selling root beer made with Sarsaparilla as a cold drink at the Centennial Exposition in 1876 in Philadelphia.

Sarsparilla is a tropical plant used throughout history to treat conditions like arthritis, psoriasis, and syphilis. The root of the Sarsaparilla plant is very bitter, and so it was common for pharmacists to distill the useful chemicals from the plant and then to mix these with sugar and water. This tonic would often contain ingredients such as liquorice, cassia, ginger, cloves, coriander seeds, sassafras and wintergreen. After trips to the Odean cinema at Dalston on Saturday morning we would make our way along Kingsland Road market (The Waste ) for our apple fritters and sarsaparilla drink. Sarsaparilla is also the common name of a soft drink that was popular in the early 1800s. The drink was used as a home remedy and was often served in bars. Zhang C, Xu Q, Tan X, et al. Astilbin decreases proliferation and improves differentiation in HaCaT keratinocytes. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 2017;93:713-720. doi:10.1016/j.biopha.2017.05.127

Sarsaparilla (soft drink)". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 29 May 2023. In Cambodia, sarsaparilla is one of the flavors sold under the Fanta brand, bottled and distributed by Cambodia Beverage Company Ltd., a unit of the Coca-Cola SABCO Group. [23] Indonesia [ edit ] This traditional method maintains and preserves the naturally-occurring constituents found in the plant. It extends the shelf life for up to 4 years The sterols found in Sarsaparilla can also increase the male sex drive and have been shown to increase blood flow and boost sperm motility. She T., Qu L., Wang L., Yang, X.,Xu, S. Feng, J. … Gao, Y. (2015, March). Sarsaparilla (Smilax Glabra Rhizome)extract inhibits cancer cell growth by S phase arrest, apoptosis and autophagyvia redox-dependent ERK1/2 pathway. CancerPrevention Research, 8(5), 464-74Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (2000). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(9–11): 1–337. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.