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Definition of Polygala Senega

Polygala Senega
Senecas Sen"e*cas, n. pl.; sing. Seneca. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Western New York. This tribe was the most numerous and most warlike of the Five Nations. Seneca grass(Bot.), holy grass. See under Holy. Seneca eil, petroleum or naphtha. Seneca root, or Seneca snakeroot (Bot.), the rootstock of an American species of milkworth (Polygala Senega) having an aromatic but bitter taste. It is often used medicinally as an expectorant and diuretic, and, in large doses, as an emetic and cathartic. [Written also Senega root, and Seneka root.]
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Senegin Sen"e*gin, n. (Med. Chem.) A substance extracted from the rootstock of the Polygala Senega (Seneca root), and probably identical with polygalic acid.
Polygala Senega
Snakeroot Snake"root`, n. (Bot.) Any one of several plants of different genera and species, most of which are (or were formerly) reputed to be efficacious as remedies for the bites of serpents; also, the roots of any of these. Note: The Virginia snakeroot is Aristolochia Serpentaria; black snakeroot is Sanicula, esp. S. Marilandica, also Cimicifuga racemosa; Seneca snakeroot is Polygala Senega; button snakeroot is Liatris, also Eryngium; white snakeroot is Eupatorium ageratoides. The name is also applied to some others besides these.

Meaning of Polygala Senega from wikipedia

- Polygala senega is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family, Polygalaceae. It is native to North America, where it is distributed in southern...
- Polygala senegaSeneca snakeroot, senega Polygala serpyllifolia – thyme-leaved milkwort Polygala sinisica Polygala smallii – tiny milkwort Polygala...
- (Zingiber officinale) Northern prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) Senega (Polygala senega) Hypersalivation Paris, John Ayrton (1825). Pharmacologia, al,...
- snakeroot Eryngium cuneifoliumSnakeroot Plantago majorSnakeroot Polygala senegaSeneca snakeroot Rauvolfia serpentinaIndian snakeroot Black snakeroot...
- Polygala senega L. Polygala senensis Klotzsch Polygala septentrionalis Troupin Polygala sericea A.W.Benn. Polygala serpentaria Eckl. & Zeyh. Polygala...
- substance, is found in soapwort (Saponaria officinalis), in senega root (Polygala senega) and in sarsaparilla; it appears to be chemically related to...
- Plant saponins from Quillaia (the bark of a soap bark tree), soybean, Polygala senega Cytokines: IL-1, IL-2, IL-12 CpG oligonucleotides Combinations: Freund's...
- press and describe included: Phytolacca decandra (now P. americana), Polygala senega, Erythronium americanum, Ambrosia artemisifolia, Monarda didyma, and...
- prosecuted. Other herbal remedies included snakeroot, (also known as Polygala senega), to induce abortion. A medical student at the University of Pennsylvania...
- paucifolia (N) Polygala polygama (N) Polygala sanguinea (N) Polygala senega (N) Polygala verticillata var. isocycla (N) Polygala verticillata var. verticillata...