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单词 senega
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senegan.

/ˈsɛnɪɡə/
Forms: Also 1700s senegaw, senekka, 1700s–1800s seneka, seneca.
Etymology: apparently identical with Seneca n. and adj. (see quot. 1738); the forms with g may be due to association with (gum) senega = gum Senegal.
The North American plant Polygala Senega. Also a drug obtained from the root of this plant, formerly used as an antidote for snakebite. Also attributive.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > antidote > [noun] > antidotes to snake-bite > plant or plant-derived
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1738 Tennent Epist. to Mead 5 At last I was informed.. that there was a Root discovered by the Seneca Indians which was a certain Remedy against the Bite of the Rattle-snake,..and was distinguished..by the Name of Seneca Rattle-snake Root.
1748 W. Lewis tr. Pharmacopoeia Royal Coll. Physicians Edinb. 63 Seneka, the root. Senegaw rattle-snake-root.
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Polygala The trials..made of the virtues of the Senekka rattlesnake root, recommended by Dr. Tennent.
1799 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 2 170 He prescribed the taraxacum, senega, and radix graminis, in decoctions.
1877 F. T. Roberts Handbk. Med. (ed. 3) I. 390 Ammonia and senega may be given, if there is much debility.
1896 W. T. Brannt Pract. Treat. Animal & Veg. Fats & Oils (ed. 2) II. 458 Senega oil.., Senega, Polygala Senega... The root contains fat oil, resin [etc.].
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