Sarsaparilla Root Powder

Botanical Name - Hemidesmus indicus Other Names - False Sarsaparilla, Nannari, Anantmula, Beer Root, Sarivadvaya Origin - India Flavor Profile - Indian sarsaparilla has a smooth, vanilla-like flavor that is particularly suitable paired with rooibos tea. Culinary Usages - The powdered root is sometimes encapsulated, but is more commonly used to produce teas, tinctures and extracts. Indian Sarsaparilla is a South Asian species of shrub that grows throughout most of India. This member of the dogbane family is widely used in Ayurveda, where it is designated one of the Rasayana plants because it contains antioxidants. The root is typically prepared as an infusion or decoction to make teas and syrups. Indian sarsaparilla root is obtained from a twining shrub that grows in South Asia. As the name implies, the herb shares similar aromatic and flavor profiles with Smilax species of sarsaparilla, which most people identify with as the flavoring ingredient in root beer. Because they are sometim