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Antirrhinum majus, the common snapdragon (often – especially in horticulture – simply "snapdragon"), is a species of flowering plant belonging to the genus Antirrhinum. The plant was placed in the family Plantaginaceae following a revision of its prior classical family, Scrophulariaceae .
The leaves are used as herbal medicine to alleviate cough and fever, pain, and general gastrointestinal disorders as well as to cure dermatologic disorders. Similarly, the fruit juice and oils can be used in the treatment of liver disease, gastrointestinal disorders, chronic wounds or other dermatological disorders. [86] Hoodia gordonii: Hoodia
medicinal leaves, flowers, fruit Grains of Selim: Xylopia aethiopica (and occasionally related species) Annonaceae: tree culinary, medicinal fruit, bark (medicinal only) Sichuan pepper: Zanthoxylum armatum and related species: Rutaceae: woody perennial, shrub or tree: culinary, medicinal: fruit, seeds, bark (medicinal only) Ginger: Zingiber ...
While Antirrhinum majus is the plant that is usually meant by the term of "snapdragon" if used on its own, many other species in the genus, and in the family Scrophulariaceae more widely, have common names that include the word "snapdragon". For example, Antirrhinum molle is known as "dwarf snapdragon" in the UK. [11]
Snapdragon seeds need warmth and light to germinate, so place the container in a south-facing window or under grow lights and water gently every few days." Related: How (and When) to Start Seeds ...
The pink flowers resemble a miniature snapdragon and are followed by a hairy green fruit which is said to resemble a weasel's snout. Common names include linearleaf snapdragon, [1] weasel's snout, lesser snapdragon or calf's snout. Past common names have included lesser snapdragon and corn-snapdragon. [2]
Medicinal plants are widely used as folk medicine in non-industrialized societies, mainly because they are readily available and cheaper than modern medicines. The annual global export value of the thousands of types of plants with medicinal properties was estimated to be US$60 billion per year and growing at the rate of 6% per annum.
Ruellia tuberosa, also known as minnieroot, [3] fever root, snapdragon root and sheep potato (Thai: ต้อยติ่ง), is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. Its native range is in Central America but it has become naturalized in Africa ( Tanzania in particular), South and Southeast Asia .