Polygala tenuifolia Willd. |
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Botanical Name |
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Polygala tenuifolia Willd. |
English
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Chinese Senega Root |
Family |
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Polygalaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A small medicinal herb. |
| Herb Effects |
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Expectorant and stimulant (plant); antibacterial, cardiotonic, cerebrotonic, expectorant, haemolytic, hypotensive, sedative and tonic (root); tonic for the kidneys (leaves). |
Chemistry
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Beta-amyrin (root) |
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Formula |
Structure |
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| beta-Amyrin |
559-70-6 |
4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,1
4b-octamethyl-1,2,3,
4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,1
2a,14,14a-
tetradec
ahydropicen-3-ol |
C30H50O |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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To treat bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis and whooping cough (plant); for the heart and kidney energies, for coughs with profuse phlegm, bronchitis, insomnia, palpitations, poor memory, anxiety, depression and nervous tension, for boils and carbuncles (root). |
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