Polygalaceae Polygala senega L.

Seneca Snakeroot

Chippewa - Drug, Heart Medicine

Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 338

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Scientific name: Polygala senega L.
USDA symbol: POSE3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Seneca Snakeroot
Family: Polygalaceae
Family (APG): Polygalaceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Heart Medicine
Notes: Compound decoction of root prepared ceremonially and taken for heart trouble.

RECRD: 91913 id: 28786

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