Scrophularia hypericifolia
Most Recent Name: Scrophularia hypericifolia
Kingdom: Plantae
Family: Plantae - Scrophulariaceae
Plant Part Origin(s): Roots
Known use: North African traditional medicine does not mention a possible therapeutic use of the species, but the sister species Scrophularia deserti growing in Saudi Arabia, is used in local folk medicine as an antipyretic, hypoglycemic, cardiotonic, diuretic in thyphoid fever, a remedy for kidney diseases and lung cancer.
Source availability: Agronomic Department of the University of Batna, Algeria.
Taxonomy: Link
Wikipedia: Link
Regions: North Africa
Countries: Algeria
Places of collection: In the vicinity of Biskra
GPS coordinates: Unavailable
Collection dates: May 1, 2004
