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5- Root-Stock as Senega
6- Stolon as Liquorice

Medicinal Roots

Medicinal roots could be classified according to the chemistry of their main
active constituents into:

I- Roots containing alkaloids
a. Isoquinoline alkaloids (Ipeca – Calumba)
b. Indole alkaloids (Rauwolfia)
c. Terpene ester alkaloids (Aconite)
II- Roots containing glycosides
1- Roots containing iriodoid glycosides (Gentian)
2. Roots containing Saponin Glycosides
a. Roots containing Triterpene Saponin Glycosides

(Senega - Liquorice)
b. Roots containing Steroidal Saponin Glycosides

(Sarsaparilla - Ginseng – Dioscorea)
c. Roots containing Resin glycosides (Jalap)

III- Roots containing miscellaneous constituents

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