Figwort Root Extract(Radix Scrophulariae Extract)

[ Latin Name ] Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl.
[ Active Ingredient ] organic acids,saponins,cardioactive glycosides 
[ Detection method ] HPLC
[ Action ]
To reduce heat from blood, to nourish yin, to quench fire, and to counteract toxicity.
[ Indications ]
Febrile diseases with impairment of yin manifested by deep red tongue and dire thirst, or with eruptions; constipation due to imparment of body fluid; phthisis with cough; conjunctivitis, sore throat, scrofula, diphtheria, boils and sores.
[ Precaution ]
Contraindicated in patients with diarrhea, or dampness in the spleen or stomach. This herb has been noted to antagonize Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis (gan jiang), Radix Astragali Membranacei (huang qi), Fructus Zizyphi Jujubae (da zao), Frucutus Corni Officinalis (shan zhu yu), and is incompatible with Rhizoma et Radix Veratri (li lu).
About Figwort Root Extract(Radix Scrophulariae Extract)
Figwort Root is the dried root of Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl .(Fam.Scrophu- lariaceae).The Chinese use xuan shen, the root of a related species, S. ningpoensis, as a prime remedy for "fire poisons," the kind of purulent conditions associated with the herb in the West.