Carpenter's Square (Figwort) (U.S.)
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Historic Indications and Uses: Figwort, member of the mint family, is an excellent lymphatic cleaner - cleansing the spleen and tonsils. It is an alterative (balancing), diuretic, and anodyne (soothing); reputed highly beneficial in hepatic diseases, scrofula, secondary syphilis, cutaneous diseases, dropsy, and as a general deobstruent (removes bodily obstructions by aiding the opening of ducts) to the glandular system. Externally, in the form of fomentation, or ointment, it is valuable in bruises, mammary inflammation, ringworm, piles, painful swelling, itch, and cutaneous eruptions of a vesicular character. Struma; ulcerations about the eyes, ears, nose, or face; inclination to ulceration from abrasions or contusions; enlarged lymphatics, with perverted nutrition.
The claims made about specific products throughout this website have not been evaluated by the United States Food and Drug Administration or Canada Health and are not approved by them to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. The information on this site provides a historical perspective of herbal use. It is educational and not intended as a substitute for advice from your trusted health care professional or information contained on or in any product label or packaging. Your use of this information is by your own consent, for your own personal use and at your own risk.
Historic Indications and Uses: Figwort, member of the mint family, is an excellent lymphatic cleaner - cleansing the spleen and tonsils. It is an alterative (balancing), diuretic, and anodyne (soothing); reputed highly beneficial in hepatic diseases, scrofula, secondary syphilis, cutaneous diseases, dropsy, and as a general deobstruent (removes bodily obstructions by aiding the opening of ducts) to the glandular system. Externally, in the form of fomentation, or ointment, it is valuable in bruises, mammary inflammation, ringworm, piles, painful swelling, itch, and cutaneous eruptions of a vesicular character. Struma; ulcerations about the eyes, ears, nose, or face; inclination to ulceration from abrasions or contusions; enlarged lymphatics, with perverted nutrition.
The claims made about specific products throughout this website have not been evaluated by the United States Food and Drug Administration or Canada Health and are not approved by them to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. The information on this site provides a historical perspective of herbal use. It is educational and not intended as a substitute for advice from your trusted health care professional or information contained on or in any product label or packaging. Your use of this information is by your own consent, for your own personal use and at your own risk.
Historic Indications and Uses: Figwort, member of the mint family, is an excellent lymphatic cleaner - cleansing the spleen and tonsils. It is an alterative (balancing), diuretic, and anodyne (soothing); reputed highly beneficial in hepatic diseases, scrofula, secondary syphilis, cutaneous diseases, dropsy, and as a general deobstruent (removes bodily obstructions by aiding the opening of ducts) to the glandular system. Externally, in the form of fomentation, or ointment, it is valuable in bruises, mammary inflammation, ringworm, piles, painful swelling, itch, and cutaneous eruptions of a vesicular character. Struma; ulcerations about the eyes, ears, nose, or face; inclination to ulceration from abrasions or contusions; enlarged lymphatics, with perverted nutrition.