Fumitory
| Fumaria | |
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| Fumaria officinalis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Subfamily: | Fumarioideae |
| Tribe: | Fumarieae |
| Subtribe: | Fumariinae |
| Genus: |
Fumaria L. |
| Type species | |
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Fumaria officinalis L. |
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Fumaria (fumitory or fumewort, from Latin fūmus terrae, "smoke of the earth") is a genus of about 60 species of annual flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae. Fumaria species are important herbs, it is used as a herbal medicine. The genus is native to Europe, Africa and Asia, most diverse in the Mediterranean region, and introduced to North and South America and Australia.Fumaria indica contains the alkaloids fuyuziphine and alpha-hydrastine.Fumaria indica may have anti-inflammatory and analgesic potential.
There are about 50 species:
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