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Yuan Zhi |
Senega Root |
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BITTER,PUNGENT WARM |
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HEART, LUNG |
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Names: Chinese Senega, Flax, Klapperschlangen, Milkwort, Mountain
Polygala, Polygalae radix, Rattlesnake Root, Senaga Snakeroot,
Seneca, Seneca Snakeroot, Senega, Senega Snakeroot, Seneka, Snake
Root. Polygala glomerata; Polygala japonica; Polygala reinii;
Polygala senega, synonym Polygala senega latifolia; Polygala
tenuifolia.
Family: Polygalaceae.
Properties:
- calm
spirit, quiet heart – insomnia, palpitations, anxiety,
restlessness
- expel
phlegm from lungs, clears orifices – copious sputum, mental
confusion
- reduces
abscesses, dissipate swellings – boils, sores, painful breasts
Dosage: 3 – 9g.
Used For:
Orally, senega is used for respiratory tract mucous membrane
inflammation, bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, for
inducing sweating, increasing saliva, as an expectorant, and an
emetic.
Topically, senega is used as a gargle for pharyngitis.
Historically, senega was a cure for rattlesnake bite.
CAUTION: See separate listings for Asarabacca and Bitter Milkwort.
