Figwort

Other Names: Carpenter's Square, Common Figwort, Escrofularia, Grande Scrofulaire, Heal-all, Herbe aux Écrouelles, Herbe au Siège, Rosenoble, Scrofulaire, Scrofulaire des Bois, Scrofulaire Noueuse, Scrophula Plant, Scrophularia, Scrophularia marilandica, Scrophularia nodosa, Scrophularia Radix, Throatwort, Xuan Shen.
Figwort is an herb. The whole plant is used to make medicine.
See also : Xuan Shen

Special Precautions of Figwort

• Diabetes: Figwort might affect blood sugar control. Monitor your blood sugar levels carefully if you have diabetes and use figwort.
• A heart condition called ventricular tachycardia: don’t use figwort if you have this condition.
• Lithium interacts with FIGWORT
• Water pills (Diuretic drugs) interacts with FIGWORT

Benefits and uses of Figwort are

Figwort might contain substances that decrease swelling (inflammation).

• People take figwort as a “water pill” to relieve bloating by increasing urine production.
• Figwort is sometimes applied directly to the skin for skin conditions such as eczema, itching, psoriasis, hemorrhoids, swelling, and rash.
• Some people use figwort as a substitute for devil's claw, because the two herbs contain similar chemicals.