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

Plant Polygala senega (Polygalaceae)

Common Names
Seneca Snakeroot, Senega
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
-D-GLUCITOL 0 Root *
1,5-ANHYDRO-(O-ALPHA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL-{1-2}-O-ALPHA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL-{1-2}) 0 Plant *
2-O-ALPHA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL-1,5-ANHYDRO-D-GLUCITOL 0 Root *
3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYCINNAMIC-ACID 0 Root *
3,4-DIMETHOXYCINNAMIC-ACID 1 Root *
6-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-1,5-ANHYDRO-D-GLUCITOL 0 Root *
ALPHA-SPINASTEROL 2 Root *
ARABINOSE 0 Root *
ARABINOSYL-ALPHA-D-GALACTOSYL-D-GLUCOSE 0 Root *
CYCLOSENEGIN 0 Root *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Root *
FUCOSE 0 Root *
GALACTOSE 1 Root *
GLUCOSE 7 Root *
HYDROXYSENEGIN 0 Root *
MANNINOTRIOSE 0 Root *
MANNOSE 3 Root *
METHYL-SALICYLATE 21 Root 1000.0 *
MONOTROPITOSIDE 0 Root *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Root *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 (View) Ichikawa, K., et al. 1991. Isolation and Structure Determination of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Traditional Thai Medicine, and Syntheses of Their Derivatives. Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo, 43: 99-110.
Allelopathic 2 (View) Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 1 (View) Martindale's 28th
Analgesic 2 (View) Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 69.
Anaphrodisiac 1 (View) *
Antiadhesive 1 (View) *
Antiaggregant 1 (View) Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Antiallergic 1 (View) Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Antiarrhythmic 1 (View) *
Antiatheromic 1 (View) Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990.
Antibacterial 4 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticancer (Colon) 1 (View) *
Anticancer (Forestomach) 1 (View) *
Anticancer (Liver) 1 (View) *
Anticancer (Skin) 1 (View) *
Anticarcinogenic 1 (View) *
Anticlastogen 1 (View) *
Anticystitic 1 (View) *
Antidiabetic 2 (View) *