Eyesight Rx Eye Formula
Supports Healthy Vision
Developed by Ray Sahelian, M.D.

Unlike some eye formulas that provide nutrients and herbs for long term healthy vision support, and prevention of visual impairment, but don't seem to have much of an immediate effect on visual acuity, Eyesight Rx is an eye formula that provides a quick and noticeable vision improvement within hours.

Reports from Eyesight Rx users indicate enhanced clarity of vision, colors being brighter, better focus, and overall improvement in close and distance vision. We've had reports of some people noticing this effect within a half hour, while most people notice improved vision within hours. Still others will realize their vision is sharper the next morning when they take their second dose.

Passion Rx--- Formulated by Ray Sahelian, M.D. for Men and Women

How quickly does Passion Rx work?
Passion Rx provides results that are sometimes seen within hours, but continue to improve the next day, and over several days of use. Our feedback thus far indicates more than 85% user satisfaction.

Dr. Sahelian and his research staff have tested various doses and extracts of dozens of herbs from a number or raw material suppliers to determine the ideal dose and combination for optimal aphrodisiac properties with the fewest side effects. After years of trial and error, a highly effective proprietary blend with 11 herbal extracts from the best raw material suppliers has been created which works within hours. This UNIQUE aphrodisiac blend is a close kept secret. You will only find this exact combination in Passion Rx.

Passion Rx supports and enhances healthy:

•      Libido and sexual thoughts
•      Erectile function
•      Orgasms and climaxes

In recent years science has made breakthroughs in the understanding of sexual dysfunction. But, for hundreds of years, civilizations around the world have known about locally grown herbs that achieve wonderful results with far fewer side effects than prescription drugs. Now, renowned physician and herbal expert Dr. Ray Sahelian, M.D., author of Natural Sex Boosters, has discovered a combination of exotic herbs from the Amazon jungle, India, China, Malaysia, and Africa, that provides a natural solution for those seeking an alternative to synthetic drugs.

The potent herbal extracts in Passion Rx include ashwagandha, catuaba, cnidium monnieri, coleus forskohlii, damiana, horny goat weed, maca, mucuna pruriens, muira puama, passion flower, pfaffia paniculata, rhodiola, shilajit, tribulus terrestris, tongkat ali. Passion Rx does not have sarsaparilla extract at this time.

Sarsaparilla as medicine
Sarsaparilla is often used to treat inflammatory skin conditions. Smilax glabra is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine which has been used clinically to prevent leptospirosis, to treat syphilis, and acute bacterial dysentery. Sarsaparilla root has been used for centuries by the indigenous peoples of Central and South America for sexual impotence, rheumatism, skin ailments, and as a general tonic. Shamans in the Amazon use sarsaparilla root internally and externally for leprosy and other inflammatory skin problems such as psoriasis.

Sarsaparilla sSide effects
Sarsaparilla has not been tested enough to provide us with enough information regarding its side effects.

Sarsaparilla Research Update (please note the different species)
[Studies on dihydroflavonol glycosides from rhizome of Smilax glabra]
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2004 Sep;29(9):867-70.
To investigate the chemical constituents from the rhizomes of Smilax glabra - sarsaparilla. 5 dihydro-flavonol glycosides were identified as: astilbin, neoastilbin, isoastilbin, neoisoastilbin, (2R, 3R)-taxifolin-3'-O-beta-D-pyranglucoside.

New mannose-binding lectin isolated from the rhizome of Sarsaparilla Smilax glabra Roxb. (Liliaceae).
J Agric Food Chem. 2004 Oct 6;52(20):6091-5.
A new mannose-binding lectin, designated SGM2, was isolated from the rhizome of a Chinese medicinal herb Smilax glabra (also known as sarsaparilla in general) by saline extraction, ammonium sulfate precipitation and fractionation, and affinity chromatography on fetuin- and mannose-agarose. SGM2 exhibited antiviral activities against both herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

[Study on chemical constituents in rhizome of Smilax perfoliate]
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2003 Mar;28(3):233-5.
To investigate the components of Smilax perfoliate. Nine compounds were isolated and identified as palmitic acid, beta-sitosterol, delta 7-5 alpha-cholesten-3-beta-ol, naringenin, succinic acid, apigenin, resveratrol, daucosterol and juncusyl ester B.

Steroidal saponins from Sarsaparilla (Smilax officinalis).
Phytochemistry. 1996 Sep;43(2):465-9.
Three new steroidal saponins were isolated from the rhizomes of sarsaparilla.

Studies on the chemical constituents of Smilax glabra
Yao Xue Xue Bao. 1998 Nov;33(11):873-5.
Smilax glabra is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine which has been used clinically to prevent leptospirosis, to treat syphilis, and acute bacterial dysentery, etc. Its extracts showed anti-tumor and anti-atherosclerosis activity. A new isoflavone, along with two known compounds taxifolin and astilbin, have been isolated from the roots of Smilax glabra.

Adjuvant effects and antiserum action potentiation by a (herbal) compound 2-hydroxy-4-methoxy benzoic acid isolated from the root extract of the Indian medicinal plant 'sarsaparilla' (Hemidesmus indicus R. Br.).
Toxicon. 1998 Oct;36(10):1423-31.
These observations raised the possibility of the use of chemical antagonists (from herbs) against snake bite, which may provide a better protection in presence of antiserum, especially in the rural parts of India.

Experimental studies on antirheumatic crude drugs used in Saudi traditional medicine.
Drugs Exp Clin Res. 1989;15(8):369-72.
A large number of herbal drugs are used in the traditional medicine of Saudi Arabia for the treatment of rheumatism, arthritis, gout and other forms of inflammation. In the present study seven of these crude drugs, namely Francoeuria crispa, Hammada elegans, Malus pumila, Ruta chalepensis, Smilax sarsaparilla, Achillea fragrantissima and Alpinia officinarum were tested against carrageenan-induced acute inflammation in rats. The plant materials were extracted with 96% ethanol. The dried extract was dissolved in water for pharmacological testing. The rats were administered an oral dose of 500 mg/kg body weight of each extract 1 h prior to production of inflammation by carrageenan injection. The paw volume was measured at 0,2,3 and 4 h after the injection. Four of the seven plants, namely Francoeuria crispa (24%), Malus pumila (23%), Ruta chalepensis (30%) and Smilax sarsaparilla (25%), produced significant inhibition of carrageenan-induced inflammation in rats. These plants also inhibited cotton pellet-induced exudation.

Treatment of lepromatous leprosy by a combination of DDS and sarsaparilla (Smilax ornata).
Int J Lepr. 1959 Oct-Dec;27:328-40.

Sarsaparilla has been historically used for psoriasis.

Sarsaparilla emails
Q. What's the difference between sarsaparilla and root beer?
   A. Historically, several different combinations have been used to make root beer including allspice, birch bark, ginger and ginger root, hops, burdock root, dandelion root, spicewood, wild cherry bark and bitters, wintergreen and wintergreen oil, etc. In modern times, root beer is put together from a mixture of flavorings, sweeteners and carbonation. Root beer still includes such as burdock root, sarsaparilla root, ginger root, wild cherry bark, etc.), oils (anise, wintergreen, etc.), sweeteners (sugar, molasses, corn sugar, fructose, malt extract, etc.) and carbonation.

Q. Can I take sarsaparilla pill with 5-htp?
   A. Yes, but realize that 5-htp can cause sexual inhibition.

This sarsaparilla page was last updated in January 2008.