Figwort health benefits (Scrophularia nodosa - Fam Scrophularia)Popular names: figwort, woodland figwort, and common figwort.Traditionally: it was a common cure for swellings and cuts. Against skin eruptions, the plant was boiled and the affected area were washed with the decoct or it was used against wildfire and tonsillitis. Baths were prepared using the floral stalks, against feet aches and rheumatics. The root stalk was administered as a vermifuge. Chemical composition of figwortAerial parts-bitter substances, saponins, diosmine, alkaloids, acids: caffeic, cumaric, ferulic. Sucrose, mannitol, mineral salts, etc.The subterranean parts contain caffeic and cumaric acid, hydroxibenzene, etc. Attention! THE PLANT IS TOXIC and it mustn't be overdosed because it contains saponins with a very powerful effect on diluting the blood, which can lead to unwanted accidents. It also has a very strong unpleasant scent. Properties: it is a plant with an astringent, hemolizing, anthelmintic action etc. Preparation:- place 1 teaspoon of ground plant or ground leaves in 100 ml boiling water. Cover for 10 minutes, then filter. You can drink 3 cups of this tea a day, with small sips.- Decoct from the ground root or leaves, used externally, from 2 tablespoons of ground plant in 500 ml boiling water. Cover for 15 minutes, then filter. It is used externally for compresses or cataplasms that are changed according to tolerance every 12-24 hours. - place 2 teaspoons of ground plant in 250 ml water and prepare a harder polenta with corn flour. Place it as warm as possible (avoid burns) on the abscesses or adenomas on various areas or on various tumors. It is also effective for easing the rheumatic pain and that of any other nature. You can do it up to 2 times a day. Tincture: mix one part ground root or plant and 5 parts alimentary alcohol 70C. Keep for 15 days then filter. Take 5-10 drops 2-3 times a day. Externally, gargle with the diluted tincture or place it on wounds in various dilutions. It can be used for the following medical conditions: adenitis, diphteric angina, tonsillitis, fever, hemorrhoids (prepare a cream with powdered plant mixed with butter 1\1. mix until it is homogenous. Apply a layer twice a day). Wounds (ointment or infusion), rash - internally 2 cups of tea and externally decoct in local tips. Parasitoids - it can be consumed in any form, rheumatics (baths with a mixture of plants are taken and lie 30 minutes in the bath tub and then finish off with a cold shower). |
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