Fumaria

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants in the poppy family Papaveraceae}}

{{hatnote|For the Roman smokehouses used for aging wine, see Fumarium.}}

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Fumaria (fumitory or fumewort, from Latin {{lang|la|fumus terrae}}, "smoke of the earth") is a genus of about 60 speciesMurphy, R.J. (2009)b Fumitories of Britain and Ireland. BSBI Handbook No. 12. {{ISBN|9780901158406}} of annual flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae. The genus is native to Europe, Africa and Asia, most diverse in the Mediterranean region, and introduced to North, South America and Australia.Lidén, Magnus. 1986. Synopsis of Fumarioideae (Papaveraceae) with a monograph of the tribe Fumarieae. Opera Botanica 88, Copenhagen, Denmark Fumaria species are sometimes used in herbal medicine. Fumaria indica contains the alkaloids fuyuziphine and alpha-hydrastine.Pandey MB, Singh AK, Singh JP, Singh VP, Pandey VB .,"Fuyuziphine, a new alkaloid from Fumaria indica." Nat Prod Res 2008 Apr 15;22(6):533-536http://www.mycobiology.or.kr/Upload/files/MYCOBIOLOGY/35(3)%20157-158.pdf {{Dead link|date=March 2022}} Fumaria indica may have anti-inflammatory and analgesic potential.Rao CV, Verma AR, Gupta PK, Vijayakumar M.,"Anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive activities of Fumaria indica whole plant extract in experimental animals." Acta Pharm. 2007 Dec;57(4):491-498