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Botanical name: Polygala tenuifoila

Polygala tenuifolia: Samen/seeds

Other names:
Yuan zhi, Siberian milkwort

Healing power:
- for coughs,
- bronchitis,
- asthma,
- In Chinese medicine it calms the spirit and opens the flow of chi in the heart.
- sedative,
- tranquilizing,
Used for
- anxiety,
- poor memory,
- palpitations,
- depression.

How to use:
the roots.

Description of the plant:
Chinese Senega can withstand frost and is perennial. The plant reaches an height up to 25 cm/10 in. and needs full sun in a well-drained location.

Propagation:
Start seeds in March in rows directly in your garden. The soil should be acid, namely peaty.