High impact information on Polygala

• Euxanthone, a potent neuritogenic compound isolated from the roots of the medicinal herb Polygala caudata, has recently been shown to induce the differentiation of murine neuroblastoma Neuro 2A (BU-1) cells [1].
• Hypoglycemic effect of the rhizomes of Polygala senega in normal and diabetic mice and its main component, the triterpenoid glycoside senegin-II [2].
• The hypoglycemic effect of the rhizomes of Polygala senega L. var. latifolia Torrey et Gray (Polygalaceae) was investigated in normal and KK-Ay mice, one of the model animals of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) [2].
• Coumarins from Polygala paniculata [3].
• Antinociceptive properties of coumarins, steroid and dihydrostyryl-2-pyrones from Polygala sabulosa (Polygalaceae) in mice [4].

Biological context of Polygala

• 3,4,5-trimethoxycinnamic acid (TMCA) is one of the constituents in Onji (roots of Polygala tenuifolia WILLD), an herbal medicine used for sedative in Japanese traditional Kampo medicine [5].

Associations of Polygala with chemical compounds

• Sucrose esters and xanthone C-glycosides from the roots of Polygala sibirica [6].
• Benzophenone C-glucosides from Polygala telephioides [7].
• E-senegasaponins A and B, Z-senegasaponins A and B, Z-senegins II and III, new type inhibitors of ethanol absorption in rats from senegae radix, the roots of Polygala senega L. var latifolia Torrey et Gray [8].
• Protective effects of Polygala paniculata extract against methylmercury-induced neurotoxicity in mice [9].
• Sinapic acid esters from Polygala virgata [10].

Gene context of Polygala

• Saponins from Polygala japonica and Their Effects on a Forced Swimming Test in Mice [11].
• Extractives of Polygala. Part 5. New trioxygenated xanthones of P. arillata [12].

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