Scrophulariaceae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Scrophulariaceae , the figwort family , is a family of flowering plants. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with flowers with bilateral (zygomorphic) or rarely radial (actinomorphic) symmetry...
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Scrophularia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The genus Scrophularia of the family Scrophulariaceae comprises about 200 species of herbaceous flowering plants commonly known as figworts . Species of Scrophularia all share square stems, ...
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The name was derived from European species of Scrophularia, the common figwort. The plants were used to treat hemorrhoids, which were known as “figs”. Figworts were also used to treat scrofula, a form of tuberculosis carried in the milk of infected cows.
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montana.plant-life.org/families/Scrophulariaceae.htm
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The Knotted Figwort, common throughout England, is similar in general habit to the Water Figwort, but differs both in the form of its root and in having more acutely heartshaped leaves. The stem, too, is without the projections or wings at its angles, and the lobes of the calyx have only a very narrow membraneous margin.
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A PLANTS profile of Scrophularia (figwort) from the USDA PLANTS database ... Scrophularia L. figwort; ... Scrophularia atrata darkflowered figwort...
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Indications: Figwort finds most use in the treatment of skin problems. It acts in a broad way to help the body function well, bringing about a state of inner cleanliness. It may be used for eczema, psoriasis and any skin condition where there is itching and irritation.
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about figwort. figwort. Information about figwort in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... Any of a group of Old World plants belonging to the figwort family, which also includes foxgloves and snapdragons. Members of the genus have square stems, opposite leaves, and open two-lipped flowers in...
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encyclopedia.farlex.com/figwort
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Medicinal and other uses of figwort. ... Earthnotes; Herb Library; ... Back to Herb Menu Back to Index...
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earthnotes.tripod.com/figwort.htm
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of Conservation ****:THE FIGWORT FAMILY The Figwort Family, also known as the Foxglove Family, includes many plants with such strikingly different flowers or such different habits of growth that they scarcely seem to be relatives.
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