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Seneca snakeroot
Seneca snakerootn. An eastern North American plant (Polygala senega) having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and roots that are used medicinally.seneca snakeroot n (Plants) another name for senega Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Seneca snakeroot - eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal rootsPolygala senega, senega root, senega snakeroot, Seneka snakeroot, senga rootmilkwort - any of various plants of the genus Polygalasenega - dried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponin |
seneca snakeroot
 seneca snakeroot seneca snakerootSmall white flowers on end of spike. Root is most used part. Root tea used for colds, coughs, pneumonia, bronchitis, asthma, rheumatism, heart problems, (heart and lung pulmonary). Reduces inflammation, regulates menses, upper respiratory tract expectorant.Seneca snakeroot
sen·e·ga (sen'e-gă), The dried root of Polygala senega (family Polygalaceae), an herb of eastern and central North America; an expectorant. Synonym(s): Seneca snakeroot [Seneca, an Indian tribe] Seneca snakerootn. An eastern North American plant (Polygala senega) having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and roots that are used medicinally.snakerootNAM-000889 (snak'root?) Any of numerous plants once believed to be useful as a remedy for poisonous snakebites.black snakerootBlack cohosh.Seneca snakeroot, senega snakerootSenega root.Texas snakeroot See: AristolochiaVirginia snakeroot See: Aristolochiawhite snakerootA perennial herb (Eupatorium rugosum Houtt) that contains the toxin tremetol and was once thought to be useful as a remedy for snakebites. The tremetol causes trembles in animals and milk sickness in humans. See: milk sickness; trembles; tremetolSeneca snakeroot
Synonyms for Seneca snakerootnoun eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal rootsSynonyms- Polygala senega
- senega root
- senega snakeroot
- Seneka snakeroot
- senga root
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