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Scrophularia

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Scroph`u`la´ri`a
n.1.(Bot.) A genus of coarse herbs having small flowers in panicled cymes; figwort.
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Noun1.Scrophularia - type genus of ScrophulariaceaeScrophularia - type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts
genus Scrophularia
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
family Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family, Scrophulariaceae - a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales
figwort - any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia
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Consequently, yin nourishing and/or fire-purging herbs, such as raw rehmannia and scrophularia, are common ingredients in Chinese herbal formulas for hyperthyroidism.
Chinese herbal medicine and thyroid disorders by Klotter, Jule / Townsend Letter
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Some of those Chinese herbs include Fritillaria, Arnemarrhena, Oyster shell, Scrophularia that effectively treat hyperthyroidism.
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