Scrophulariaceae

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Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family, is a family of plants. In the past it was treated as comprising about 220-300 genera and about 4000-4500 species, but many of these have recently been transferred to other families (Olmstead et al., 2001; Olmstead, 2003). They have a cosmopolitan distribution, with the majority found in temperate areas, including tropical mountains.

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The family includes some medicinal plants, among them:

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• Leptandra, Black root, Culver's root, Leptandra)
• Rehmannia, Chinese foxglove, used in Traditional Chinese medicine
• Scrophularia, figworts
• Verbascum, mulleins
 
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