Organisms

Polygala

A plant genus of the family POLYGALACEAE that contains onjisaponins, xanthones, pyrones, and benzophenones. The name is similar to other snakeroots such as ASARUM; SANICULA; ARISTOLOCHIA; AGERATINA; and others.

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family POLYGALACEAE that contains onjisaponins, xanthones, pyrones, and benzophenones. The name is similar to other snakeroots such as ASARUM; SANICULA; ARISTOLOCHIA; AGERATINA; and others.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Polygala senega
  • Polygala sibirica
  • Polygala tenuifolia
  • Seneca Snakeroot
  • Snakeroot, Seneca
  • Seneca Snakeroots
  • Snakeroots, Seneca

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Aspects Covered

20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

other snakeroots are available such as ASARUM; SANICULA; ARISTOLOCHIA; AGERATINA;

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History Note

2003

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.859.844w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Polygala. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D031801. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D031801
  2. Polygala. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygala
  3. Polygala. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q156909