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Scrophulariaceae

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Definition: The figwort plant family of the order Scrophulariales, subclass Asteridae, class Magnoliopsida. The family is characterized by bisexual flowers with tubular corollas (fused petals) that are bilaterally symmetrical (two-lips) and have four stamens in most, two of which are usually shorter.  prefer specific plant; coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (   
Examples Antirrhinum; Bacopa; Buddleja; Craterostigma; Digitalis; Euphrasia; Linaria; Mimulus; Pedicularis; Penstemon; Picrorhiza; Rehmannia; Scoparia; Scrophularia; Striga; Verbascum; Veronica 		Other names Stemodias; Globularias; Calceolarias; Stemodia; Globularia; Calceolaria
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
phloyoside II  0   *Terpenes Drugs, Chinese Herbal Scrophulariaceae. Chung Kuo Chung Yao Tsa Chih 1997 Mar;22(3):167-8, 191-2
scroside C  0   *Cinnamates *Glycosides Scrophulariaceae. Phytochemistry 1998 Jun;48(3):537-42
scroside B  0   *Cinnamates *Glycosides Scrophulariaceae. Phytochemistry 1998 Jun;48(3):537-42
scroside A  0   *Cinnamates *Glycosides Scrophulariaceae. Phytochemistry 1998 Jun;48(3):537-42

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