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Penstemon secundiflorus | Sidebells penstemon | Medicinal Uses

View photos of the medicinal plant Penstemon secundiflorus (Sidebells penstemon), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the American Southwest (as Penstemon spp.).

A passage from Medicinal Plants of the American Southwest:

Use Penstemon topically as a mild therapy for stings, bites, rashes, and poorly healing tissues. Its structure–enhancing anthocyanins, mainly responsible for the flower’s coloration, are very useful in augmenting skin repair…