The japecanga is one of the names given in Brazil to a very common medicinal plant, its scientific name Smilax fluminensis family Smilacaceae. It is also called japucanha, japicanga-what a salsaparrilha, smilax River or Rio de Janeiro smilax. In Colombia we say sarsaparilla, Moorish zarza. It has purifying and diuretic use. Used for treatments in the skin and the kidneys.
