(Smilax Sarsaparilla), a plant growing in Russia, Central and South America, and the West Indies, the roots of which have long had celebrity in the cure of certain cutaneous diseases. The best mode of using it is in decoction, of which half-a-pint may be taken daily, or half-an-ounce of the powder. In 1857 there was imported into Britain of this plant 205,392 lbs., at a total cost of L11,184.