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Polygala

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Definition: A plant genus of the family POLYGALACEAE that contains onjisaponins, xanthones, pyrones, and benzophenones. The name is similar to other snakeroots such as ASARUM; SANICULA; ARISTOLOCHIA; AGERATINA; and others.  other snakeroots are available such as ASARUM; SANICULA; ARISTOLOCHIA; AGERATINA; coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentation    Other names Snakeroots, Seneca; Seneca Snakeroots; Seneca Snakeroot; Polygalas; Snakeroot, Seneca
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
tenuifolic saponin  0   *Saponins Polygala Drugs, Chinese Herbal. Chung Kuo Yao Li Hsueh Pao 1999 Jul;20(7):639-42
polygalaxanthone III  0 4-C-(beta-D-apiofuranosyl-(1--6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-1, 3,6-trihydroxy-7-methoxyxanthone  *Glycosides *Xanthones Polygala. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1994 Nov;42(11):2305-8
tenuifoliside E  0 beta-D-(1-O-acetyl-3-O-feruloyl-6-O-sinapoyl)-fructofuranosyl-alpha-D-(2,4,6- O-triacetyl)-glucopyranoside  *Disaccharides Polygala. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1994 Nov;42(11):2305-8

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