View photos of the medicinal plant Scrophularia parviflora (Figwort), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States.

A passage from Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States:

Figwort’s topical influences are soothing and antiinflammatory. Best applied as a crushed fresh plant poultice, the powdered plant (herb and/or root), first moistened, is also fine. Use it as a vulnerary for stings, bites, rashes, burns, and other inflammations.

View photos of the medicinal plant Scrophularia californica (California figwort), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States.

A passage from Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States:

Figwort’s topical influences are soothing and antiinflammatory. Best applied as a crushed fresh plant poultice, the powdered plant (herb and/or root), first moistened, is also fine. Use it as a vulnerary for stings, bites, rashes, burns, and other inflammations.