Definitions for Scrophularia
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1. Scrophularia, genus Scrophularianoun

   type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts

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1. Scrophularia

   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, opposite leaves and open two-lipped flowers forming clusters at the end of their stems. The genus is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Scrophularia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Phymatopus hectoides.Some species in this genus are known to contain potentially useful substances, such as iridoids, and several Scrophularia species, such as the Ningpo figwort (S. ningpoensis), have been used by herbal medicine practitioners around the world. The name Scrophularia comes from scrofula, a form of tuberculosis, because several species have been used in herbal medicine for this disease.

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1. scrophularia

   Scrophularia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae, commonly known as figworts. They are native to temperate climates and are characterized by their square stems, opposite leaves, and two-lipped, often asymmetrical, flowers. Many species are used in traditional medicine, particularly in Asia and Europe.

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1. Scrophularianoun

   a genus of coarse herbs having small flowers in panicled cymes; figwort

2. Etymology: [NL. So called because it was reputed to be a remedy for scrofula.]

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1. Scrophularia

   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, opposite leaves and open two-lipped flowers forming clusters at the end of their stems. The genus is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, but concentrated in Asia with only a few species in Europe and North America. Scrophularia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Phymatopus hectoides. Some species in this genus are known to contain potentially useful substances, such as iridoids, and several Scrophularia species, such as the Ningpo figwort or Chinese figwort, have been used by herbal medicine practitioners around the world. The name Scrophularia comes from scrofula, a form of tuberculosis, because several species have been used to treat this disease. As an herb used in Traditional Chinese Medicine, it has found use in a formula to treat arthritis. The herb has demonstrated a powerful painkilling ability equal to that of cortisone and twice as effective as indomethacin, a popular NSAID used to treat arthritis. Scrophularia exerts these significant analgesic effects with virtually no side effects.

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1. Scrophularia

   skrof-ū-lā′ri-a, n. the figwort genus of herbs, type of the Scrophulariaceæ or Scrophularineæ, a natural order containing almost 2000 known species, chiefly herbaceous and half-shrubby plants—Digitalis or Fox-glove, Calceolaria, Mimulus, Antirrhinum or Snap-dragon, Veronica or Speedwell, and Euphrasia or Eye-bright, &c.

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1. Scrophularia

   A plant genus of the family SCROPHULARIACEAE. Members contain iridoids.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Scrophularia in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Scrophularia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Scrophularia
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrophularia
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scrophularia
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Scrophularia
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Scrophularia
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Scrophularia