NINGPO FIGWORT

BOTANICAL NAME: Scrophularia ningpoensis

CHINESE NAME: Yuan Shen/Xuan Shen

OTHER COMMON NAMES: Ningpo figwort, Chinese figwort

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: China

HABITAT: Eurasia, North and Central America, Middle Asia

BOTANICAL INFORMATION: The genus Scrophularia of the family Scrophulariaceae consists of about 300 species of herbaceous flowering plants known as figwort. All the Species of Scrophularia share square stems, opposite leaves and open two-lipped flowers forming clusters at the end of their stems.

INTERESTING FACTS:

• The name “Ningpoenis” comes from the name of the disease “noritsa” - this was the name used for ulceration of the withers of horses, which were treated with this herb.
• It was believed that Scrophularia ningpoensis worn on the neck keeps the person healthy and protects him from the evil eye.

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