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Plant Polygala senega (Polygalaceae)

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Common name(s)
Seneca Snakeroot, Senega
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 -D-GLUCITOL Root -- -- -- *
0 1,5-ANHYDRO-(O-ALPHA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL-{1-2}-O-ALPHA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL-{1-2}) Plant -- -- -- *
0 2-O-ALPHA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL-1,5-ANHYDRO-D-GLUCITOL Root -- -- -- *
0 3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYCINNAMIC-ACID Root -- -- -- *
1 3,4-DIMETHOXYCINNAMIC-ACID Root -- -- -- *
0 6-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-1,5-ANHYDRO-D-GLUCITOL Root -- -- -- *
2 ALPHA-SPINASTEROL Root -- -- -- *
0 ARABINOSE Root -- -- -- *
0 ARABINOSYL-ALPHA-D-GALACTOSYL-D-GLUCOSE Root -- -- -- *
0 CYCLOSENEGIN Root -- -- -- *
61 FERULIC-ACID Root -- -- -- *
0 FUCOSE Root -- -- -- *
1 GALACTOSE Root -- -- -- *
7 GLUCOSE Root -- -- -- *
0 HYDROXYSENEGIN Root -- -- -- *
0 MANNINOTRIOSE Root -- -- -- *
3 MANNOSE Root -- -- -- *
21 METHYL-SALICYLATE Root -- 1000.0 -- *
0 MONOTROPITOSIDE Root -- -- -- *
25 P-COUMARIC-ACID Root -- -- -- *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.