- Ningpo figwort
Taxobox
name = Ningpo figwort
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Lamiales
familia =Scrophulariaceae
genus = "Scrophularia "
species = "S. ningpoensis"
binomial = "Scrophularia ningpoensis"
binomial_authority = Hemsl.Ningpo figwort ("Scrophularia ningpoensis"), also called Chinese figwort, is a
perennial plant of thefamily Scrophulariaceae (thefigwort family). It reaches 1 m by 0.4 m. Its flowers arehermaphrodite ,insect -pollinated and the plant usually flowers in late spring.Medical use
This plant is a known to
Chinese medicine for as long as 2000 years. Its root is harvested inautumn inZhejiang province and neighboring areas, then dried for later use. Taken at small doses, the root acts as a hearttonic , but large doses depress heart's functioning. It is also used internally as anantipyretic . Besides, the plant's root have diverse other medical effects, such asantibacterial andantifungal ,antiphlogistic ,diuretic ,febrifuge ,haemolytic ,hypoglycaemic ,restorative ,sialogogue as well asvasodilator .
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