远志属（学名：Polygala）是远志科下的一个属，为草本植物，少数为亚灌木植物。该属共有约600种，分布于全世界。

Polygala is a large genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. They are commonly known as milkworts or snakeroots. The genus is distributed widely throughout much of the world in temperate zones and the tropics. The genus name Polygala comes from the ancient Greek "much milk", as the plant was thought to increase milk yields in cattle.