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[[File:Polygala senega 2.jpg|thumb|right|''Polygala senega'', ''senegaroot'']]
'''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.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Chronic bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Emphysema}}, {{Uses|Rattlesnake bite}}, {{Uses|Phlegm}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Dried root}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Seneca snakeroot contains a series of saponins constructed from the trihydroxy-oleanane, dioic acid triterpene skeleton.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|whiteWhite|8|Flowers Season is June - August and the flower is bilaterally symmetrical}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|General|3–3.5 mm|the The fruit is dry and splits open when ripe||manyMany}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|At tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}, {{Commonly seen|Fields}}.
==Photo Gallery==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.drugs.com/npp/senega-root.html "Chemistry"]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/polygala/senega/ "plant Plant characteristics"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Polygala+senega "Cultivation details"]</ref>
</references>
