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figwort,
n Latin name: Scrophularia nodosa, Scrophularia ningpoensis; parts used: buds (dried), leaves (dried); uses: antiinflammatory, epidermal maladies, digestive disturbances, cardiac aid; precautions: pregnancy, lactation, children; patients with grave heart disease; can cause low heart rate, cardiac block, asystole, nausea, diarrhea. Also called carpenter's square, kernelwort, rose-noble, scrofula plant, square stalk, stinking christopher, and throatwort. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The mullein is a genus of about 250 species of flowering plants They are all part of the figwort family The mullein is a genus of about 250 species of flowering plants. Look out for the tiny black and white figwort weevil that attacks the new flowering shoots of phygelius at this time of year and the green and purple striped rosemary beetle that attacks rosemary and lavender. Elsewhere, tall, square-stemmed figworts stand erect at the roadside, with tiny purplish-brown flowers easily mistaken for buds waiting to burst. |
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