Senega
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Ricardo Carneiro Pires
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'''Senega''' is the dried [[root]] of the ''[[Polygala]] senega'', In 1911, it was official in the [[United Kingdom|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 [[Kidney|renal]] [[Edema|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. It was formerly used as an antidote for [[snakebite (bite)|snake bites]].
==External links==
* {{ATC|R05|CA06}}
==References==
*{{1911}}
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