Steinmetz:Polygala

Polygala reinii

Also known as (or relevant to) Polygala reinii Septas repens Family Scrophulariaceae English Names Thyme-leaved Gratiola Natural Habitat India China Part(s) Used Radix Herpestis monnierae

Constituent(s) resin tannin an alkaloid Action tonic warming cardiac nervine toxic

Polygala amara

Also known as (or relevant to) Polygala amara Family Polygalaceae English Names Bitter Milkwort Natural Habitat North- and Central Europe Part(s) Used Herba Polygalae amarae cum radicibus Radix Polygalae amarae

Constituent(s) polygalamarin (bitter principle) polygalit neutral saponin acid saponin tannin sugar essential oil fatty oil resin gum pectin-acid Action herb: expectorant stomachic diuretic sudorific depurative nervine; root: bitter tonic expectorant especially used in tuberculosis

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book

Polygala chamaebuxus

Also known as (or relevant to) Polygala chamaebuxus Family Polygalaceae English Names Evergreen Milkwort Natural Habitat Europe (in the mountains) Part(s) Used Herba Polygalae chamaebuxi

Constituent(s) saponin; Action expectorant galactagogue

Polygala senega (species)

Also known as (or relevant to) Polygala senega (species) Family Polygalaceae English Names Seneca Senega Snake root Natural Habitat Western- and Central North America Eastern Canada Part(s) Used Radix Senegae = Radix Polygalae Senegae (virginianae)

Constituent(s) senegin (saponin) polygalic acid virgineic acid fixed oil pectic acid tannic acid resin gum proteins minerals sucrose mucilage Action expectorant sudorific emetic diuretic alterative

Polygala vulgaris

Also known as (or relevant to) Polygala vulgaris Family Polygalaceae English Names Common Milkwort (Milkweed) Cross flower Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) Part(s) Used Herba Polygalae vulgaris

Constituent(s) senegin polygalic-acid (saponin) polygalit Action expectorant antiseptic galactagogue tonic sudorific used in urinary and respiratory inflammations