| Plant names |
| Polygalaceae |
| English |
Milkwort, Mountain flax, Northern senega, Polygala root, Rattlesnake root, Seneca Snakeroot, Senega, Senega root, Senega snake root, Seneka snakeroot |
| Latin |
Polygala senega L. |
| Plant parts | Herb / Grass, Root |
| Diseases & Uses |
| Diseases |
Antibacterial, Antidiarrheic, Antidote for snake bite, Antidotes, Asthma, Bronchitis, cough, discharge of urine, diuretic, emetic, expectorant, good for the stomach, hoarse, laxative, Loss of appetite, Lung ailments, Pickmeup, Sialogogue, sweatinducing, Tuberculosis, Whooping cough |
| Women's diseases |
abortifacient, Aids milk flow in nursing mothers |
| Warnings |
can cause vomiting |
| Contents |
| | Alcohol, Arabinose, bitter essence, essential oil, Ferulic-Acid, Fucose, Galactose, glucose, methyl salicylate, P-Coumaric-Acid, Pectin, P-Methoxy-Cinnamic-Acid, raffinose, Rhamnose, Salicylic acid, Saponins, senegin, sugar, valerianic acid, Xylose |
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