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Polygala senega is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family, Polygalaceae. It is native to North America, where it is distributed in southern Canada and the central and eastern United States.<ref name="int"/> Its common names include Seneca snakeroot,<ref name="int2"/> senega snakeroot, senegaroot,<ref name="int"/> rattlesnake root, and mountain flax.
== Description Uses== This species is a perennial herb with multiple stems up to 50 centimeters tall. The stems are usually unbranched{{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|chronic bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|emphysema}}, but some old plants can have branching stems. A mature plant can have up to 70 stems growing from a hard{{Uses|Rattlesnake bite}}, woody rootstock that spreads horizontally. The lance-shaped leaves are alternately arranged. The lower leaves are reduced and scale-like. The inflorescence is a spike of rounded white or greenish flowers. The fruit is a capsule containing two hairy black seeds. The root is twisted and conical{{Uses|Phlegm}}, with a scent somewhat like wintergreen and a very pungent taste. There are two root morphs; a northern morph growing in Canada and toward Minnesota has larger roots up to 15 centimeters long by 1.2 wide which are dark brown and sometimes purplish toward the top{{Uses|Pimples}}, and a southern morph found in the southeastern United States that has smaller{{Uses|Diarrhea}}, yellow-brown roots.{{Uses|Sore throats}}
== Uses Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=cenakanankai|te=|hi=|en=milkwort, rattlesnake root,}}
==Common name=Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava===
== References Identification== ===Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|The leaves are simple i.e lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets}}<referencesref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|white|8|Flowers Season is June - August and the flower is bilaterally symmetrical}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|General|3–3.5 mm|the fruit is dry and splits open when ripe||many}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Prefers a moderately fertile moisture-retentive well-drained soil, succeeding in full sun if the soil remains moist throughout the growing season<ref name="intHow to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">[httpsFile:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage://npgswebAgrimonia eupatoria MHNT.ars-grinBOT.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail2004.aspx?29219 Polygala senega0.]jpg</refgallery> ==References== <references><ref name="int2chemical composition">[https://plantswww.usdadrugs.govcom/corenpp/profile?symbol=POSE3 senega-root.html "Polygala senegaChemistry". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 11 October 2015.]</ref> <ref name="usesLeaf">[https://engobotany.wikipedianewenglandwild.org/wikispecies/polygala/senega/Ojibwe "Cherokeeplant characteristics"] Wikipedia</ref> <ref name="uses2How to plant/cultivate">[https://enwww.wikipediapfaf.org/wikiUser/Cherokee Plant.aspx?LatinName=Polygala+senega "Cherokee Cultivation details"] Wikipedia</ref>
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== External Links ==* [https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-679/senega Polygala senega on illinoiswildflowers.info]* [https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/senega-root.html Senega Root Uses, Benefits and Side Effects]* [https://www.henriettes-herb.com/eclectic/kings/polygala.html Polygala senega on henrites herbal home page]* [http://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/56cdc31dab54ae2561516fd092b3696c/bc6cb1156c38c632387db988771d9c12 Polygala senega on envis centre on medicinal house]
[[Category:Herbs]]
