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Senega
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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the dried root of the Polygala Senega, which is official in the British and United States pharmacopoeias. Senega contains an active principle, saponin. Senega is used chiefly as a stimulating expectorant in chronic bronchitis. It is occasionally used as a diuretic in renal dropsy. It is a cardiac depressant, and is contra-indicated in diseased conditions of the heart. It has a tendency to upset the digestion, and is therefore only used in combination with other drugs in what are termed expectorant mixtures.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Senega'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/senega.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Senega'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/senega.html. 1910.
