Plant Polygala tenuifolia (Polygalaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Chinese Senega

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
1,2,3,6,7-PENTAMETHOXYXANTHONE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,2,3,7-TETRAMETHOXYXANTHONE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,5-ANHYDRO-D-SORBITOL	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2,3,6,7,8-PENTAMETHOXYXANTHONE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYCINNAMIC-ACID	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-HYDROXY-2,6,7,8-TETRAMETHOXYXANTHONE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-HYDROXY-1,2,3,7-TETRAMETHOXYXANTHONE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC	2	Root	not available	0.1	-0.20	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN	9	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Root	not available	3420.0	-0.44	Duke, 1992 *
COPPER	12	Root	8.0	9.0	-0.30	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Root	not available	290.0	-0.02	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Root	not available	960.0	-0.85	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Root	not available	24.0	-0.26	Duke, 1992 *
N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ONJISAPONIN-A	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ONJISAPONIN-B	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ONJISAPONIN-C	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ONJISAPONIN-D	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ONJISAPONIN-E	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
ACE-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic	1	Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiaggregant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic	3	Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianemic	3	Martindale's 29th
Antianginal	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarrhythmic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic	5	Duke, 1992 *