Steinmetz:Polygala

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Polygala reinii

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Scrophulariaceae
English Names
  • Thyme-leaved Gratiola
Natural Habitat
  • India
  • China
Part(s) Used
  • Radix Herpestis monnierae
Constituent(s)
  • resin
  • tannin
  • an alkaloid
Action
  • tonic
  • warming
  • cardiac
  • nervine
  • toxic



Polygala amara

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Polygalaceae
English Names
  • Bitter Milkwort
Natural Habitat
  • North- and Central Europe
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Polygalae amarae cum radicibus
  • Radix Polygalae amarae
Constituent(s)
  • polygalamarin (bitter principle)
  • polygalit
  • neutral saponin
  • acid saponin
  • tannin
  • sugar
  • essential oil
  • fatty oil
  • resin
  • gum
  • pectin-acid
Action
  • herb: expectorant
  • stomachic
  • diuretic
  • sudorific
  • depurative
  • nervine; root: bitter tonic
  • expectorant
  • especially used in tuberculosis

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Polygala chamaebuxus

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Polygalaceae
English Names
  • Evergreen Milkwort
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (in the mountains)
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Polygalae chamaebuxi
Constituent(s)
  • saponin;
Action
  • expectorant
  • galactagogue



Polygala senega (species)

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Polygalaceae
English Names
  • Seneca
  • Senega Snake root
Natural Habitat
  • Western- and Central North America
  • Eastern Canada
Part(s) Used
  • Radix Senegae = Radix Polygalae Senegae (virginianae)
Constituent(s)
  • senegin (saponin)
  • polygalic acid
  • virgineic acid
  • fixed oil
  • pectic acid
  • tannic acid
  • resin
  • gum
  • proteins
  • minerals
  • sucrose
  • mucilage
Action
  • expectorant
  • sudorific
  • emetic
  • diuretic
  • alterative



Polygala vulgaris

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Polygalaceae
English Names
  • Common Milkwort (Milkweed)
  • Cross flower
Natural Habitat
  • Europe (including Great Britain)
Part(s) Used
  • Herba Polygalae vulgaris
Constituent(s)
  • senegin
  • polygalic-acid (saponin)
  • polygalit
Action
  • expectorant
  • antiseptic
  • galactagogue
  • tonic
  • sudorific
  • used in urinary and respiratory inflammations
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