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Polygala

Taxonomy: Kingdom : Plantae

Division : Magnoliophyta

Class : Magnoliopsida

Order : Fabales

Family : polygalaceae

Genus : Polygala

Chemical Constituents:

Senegins II-IV and desmethoxysenegin II,triterpenoid glycosides,triterpenoid glycoside, senegin-II.

Part used : Whole plant, Rhizomes

Reference:

Chemical Constitutents :

Benzophenone C-glucosides from Polygala glomerata Lour. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18348056
Anti-inflammatory activities of triterpenoid saponins from Polygala japonica http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17951039

Anti hyperglycemic activity:

Hypoglycemic effect of the rhizomes of Polygala senega in normal and diabetic mice and its main component, the triterpenoid glycoside senegin-II. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8923811
Effect of senegin-II on blood glucose in normal and NIDDM mice. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8535417
Hypoglycemic activity of some triterpenoid glycosides. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9214731