Plant Details

Accepted name:: Polygala senega L. [Polygalaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bambara	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
bulughâ lon	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
cenakanankai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gizr uththuban	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
klapperschlangenwurzel	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
milkwort	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mountain flax	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
northern senega	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
peuhl	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
poligala	Other	Annexo III: Veg. Drugs in Registry of Meds, Argentina (2009) Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
poligala da virginia	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
polygala	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
polygala de virginie	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
polygala sénéga	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
polygalae radix	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
polígala	Other	Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010)
polígala, raiz	Other	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)
polígala, raíz	Other	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)
powdered senega	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
racine de polygala	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
racine de senega	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
radix polygalae	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
radix polygalae senegae	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
radix senegae	Pharmaceutical	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
rattlesnake root	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
seneca snake	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
seneca snakeroot	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
senega	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
senega klapperschlangenwurzel	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
senega officinalis	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
senega root	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
senega snakeroot	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
senega syrup	Other	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
senega-root	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
senegae radix	Pharmaceutical	Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
senegae radix pulverata	Pharmaceutical	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
senegakreuzblume	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
senegarot	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
senegawurzel	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
sengaroot	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
serpentella	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
snake rattlesnake root	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
snake root	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
szenegagyökér	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
tsuknida	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
vahulill	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
virginische schlangenwurzel	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
yoruba	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
セネガ	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
セネガ末	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
root, root crown		British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
root		Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
Raices	Raices desecadas	Annexo III: Veg. Drugs in Registry of Meds, Argentina (2009)
Root, Rootstock		Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Root		WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
	syrup	WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
root		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
root	dried root	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
root		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
root	dried and usually fragmented root and root crown	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
root	dried and usually fragmented root and root crown	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
root	root	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006)
rhizome, root	dried, whole or fragmented rhizome, root	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)
root	tincture, fluid extract, powdered drug, vegetal drug	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
rhizome, root	rhizomes, roots	Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010)
root		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
root		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
root	Dried and usually fragmented root and root crown	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
raíz y el rizoma secos y normalmente fragmentados		Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)
root		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 8 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Polygala senega var. latifolia Torr. & A.Gray Fl. N. Amer. 1: 131 (1838).
Polygala albida Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 642 (1821), not validly publ.
Polygala lonchophylla Greene Pittonia 3: 307 (1898).
Polygala rosea Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 643 (1821), not validly publ.
Polygala senega var. albida Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 53 (1803).
Polygala senega var. dentata Chodat Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2: 2): 279 (1893).
Polygala seneka Hill Veg. Syst. 22: 52 (1773), orth. var.
Senega officinalis Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 7: 129 (1838).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Polygala senega	Med. Fitoterápicos no Brasil (Carvalho et al., 2008) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Polygala senega ?	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Polygala senega L	Annexo III: Veg. Drugs in Registry of Meds, Argentina (2009)
Polygala senega L.	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013) Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001) Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006) Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Polygala senega L. var. latifolia Tony et Gray	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Polygala senega L. var. latifolia Torrey et Gray	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (WHO, 2004)
Polygala senega Linne	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)
Polygala senega Linne var. latifolia Torrey & Gray	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)
Polygala senega Linnie	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
Polygala senega Linné	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
Polygala senega Linné var. latifolia Torrey & Gray	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
Polygala senega Linné var. latifolia Torrey et Gray	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)

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