Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.12-05-2020

Seneca-snakeroot

Plant

Family

Polygalaceae

English

Seneca-snakeroot, Common milkwort, Milkwort, Mountain flax, Northern senega, Polygala root, Rattlesnake root, Senega, Senegaroot, Senega snakeroot, Seneka snakeroot

Latin

Polygala senega LINN., Polygala vulgare

Plantparts

Dried root, Grass, Root, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

100-day cough, Alexiteric, anorexia, Anorexy, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-Bronchitic, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, antidote, Antidote for snake bite, Antidotes, antidote to snakebites, Antiseptic, Anti-Tubercular, Aperient, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, Asthma, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, baktericidal, Bronchial catarrh, bronchitis, Bronquite, catharic, Cathartic, Consumption, Cough, Coughing, Coughs, diaorrhea, Diaphoretic, diarrhea, diarrhoea, Discharge of urine, disinfectant, diuretic, Dysphonia, emetic, expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, good for the stomach, hidrotic, hoarse, Hoarseness, Hoarse voice, improves appetite, inappetence, Increases the appetite, Induce sweating, induce vomiting, lack of appetite, laxative, Loss of appetite, Lung ailments, Lung complaints, lung disease, lung diseases, lung disorders, Lung problems, movements of the bowel, MTB, Mucolytic agent, Neutralizes snake poison, Pertussis, Phthisis, Phthisis pulmonalis, Phthysis, Pick-me-up, Poison Antidote, Poisonous snake bites, Poor appetite, Psychostimulants, Ptyalagogue, Ptysmagogue, Pulmonary Conditions, pulmonary disease, Purgative, Sialagogue, Sialogogue, Snake Poison Antidote, stimulant, Stimulants, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulate the appetite, stimulating, stomach atony, stomach debility, Stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach tonic, sudorific, sweat-inducing, TB, Tuberculosis, Used as an antiseptic, Used as a stimulant, Used in the treatment of cough, vomitive, weak stomach, Whooping cough

Women's diseases

Abortifacient, Abortion, abortive, Aids milk flow in nursing mothers, Encourages breast milk, Ensures good milk supply, Galactagogue, galactopoietic, increase milk sekretion in women, induce abortion, Lactagogue, Milk production stimulant, promotes the flow of milk, stimulate milk production, stimulate the flow of milk

Warnings

can cause vomiting, May cause Diarrhoea, May cause Vomiting

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Ingredients

 alcohol, Arabinose, Bitter Components, essential oil, Ferulic acid, Fucose, Galactose, glucose, Mannose, methyl salicylate, P-Coumaric acid, pectin, P-Methoxy-Cinnamic-Acid, Polygalacic-Acid, raffinose, Rhamnose, Ribose, salicylic acid, saponin, senegin, sinapinic acid, Stachyose, sugar, Xylose

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0125

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