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What is Figwort?

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Background Scrophularia nodosa, also known as Figwort, is an herb that belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family. The majority of Scrophularia species are herbaceous annual or perennial plants with a woody base that are occasionally suffruticose and, in rare instances, spinose. Nonetheless, several species in this family are subshrubs. There are 220 genera in this family. […]

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Plantago lanceolata

What is it? Its traditional use? Plantago lanceolata is a flowering plant which is native to Eurasia and now has an almost worldwide distribution. It has been used in folk medicine for centuries, and its medicinal benefits have long been acknowledged (Samuelsen, 2000). It is however only in the last twenty years or so, that