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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Polygala tenuifolia (Polygalaceae)

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Common name(s)
Chinese Senega
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 1,2,3,6,7-PENTAMETHOXYXANTHONE Root -- -- -- *
0 1,2,3,7-TETRAMETHOXYXANTHONE Plant -- -- -- *
0 1,5-ANHYDRO-D-SORBITOL Root -- -- -- *
0 2,3,6,7,8-PENTAMETHOXYXANTHONE Root -- -- -- *
0 3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYCINNAMIC-ACID Root -- -- -- *
0 3-HYDROXY-2,6,7,8-TETRAMETHOXYXANTHONE Root -- -- -- *
0 6-HYDROXY-1,2,3,7-TETRAMETHOXYXANTHONE Root -- -- -- *
2 ARSENIC Root -- 0.1 -0.20 *
9 BETA-AMYRIN Root -- -- -- *
28 CALCIUM Root -- 3420.0 -0.44 *
12 COPPER Root 8.0 9.0 -0.30 *
6 IRON Root -- 290.0 -0.02 *
65 MAGNESIUM Root -- 960.0 -0.85 *
14 MANGANESE Root -- 24.0 -0.26 *
0 N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE Root -- -- -- *
0 ONJISAPONIN-A Root -- -- -- *
0 ONJISAPONIN-B Root -- -- -- *
0 ONJISAPONIN-C Root -- -- -- *
0 ONJISAPONIN-D Root -- -- -- *
0 ONJISAPONIN-E Root -- -- -- *
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*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.