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Prunella vulgaris is an amazing herb to have in your herb garden. Its generic name Heal-All or Self-Heal is self-explanatory. Its tender young leaves and stems can be used as salad and the older leaves can be cooked as potherb/stew. You can also make tea out of it.

Medicinally, the whole plant is poulticed onto wounds to promote healing. We have this plant in my daughter's Fairyland in the garden. When she gets bruises or wound, I make poultice with it (plus plantain and bentonite clay). Overnite her wound would heal or improve tremendously. My 5yr old daughter likes to believe that the fairies in her Fairyland take care of healing plants for her. :)

A mouthwash made from an infusion of the whole plant can be used to treat sore throats, thrush and gum infections. Internally, a tea can be used to treat diarrhea and internal bleeding.

Self-heal has been commonly used for all sorts of wounds. It is somewhat astringent and demulcent, stabilizing tissue and protecting the skin’s moisture at the same time.

Self-heal is used for wounds on the skin such as cuts, scrapes & burns. It’s also used for drawing out infections, from abscesses and boils. Can also be used for mouth & throat ulcers. It is a styptic herb that can staunch the flow of bleeding similar to yarrow or shepherd’s purse.

Studies have shown that self-heal has antiviral properties, especially against the herpes simplex virus, HPV and even HIV. Researchers have shown that it inhibits the binding ability of a virus, making it useful as a preventive measure in outbreaks or reoccurring infection.

It turns out self-heal has polysaccharides (like astragalus and many mushrooms), which are known to be balancing to the immune system, or immunomodulating. Taken regularly, self-heal may support a healthy immune system and reduce the incidence of upper respiratory infections.

The plant contains vitamins A, C, and K, as well as flavonoids and rutin.

Questions & Comments

I personally love how you really described what this plant does.

Jun 18th, 2015 at 12:00:43 PM PDT by

Thank you!! I want to share medicinal plants with people. When ppl have the knowledge, they can use the natural plants for healing and do not have to rely on allopathic medicine which can cause side-effects.

Jun 18th, 2015 at 1:30:45 PM PDT by

I started my business with using Bentonite Clay, Green, Essential Oils and making Facial Masks, Anti-Aging products and many more. A couple years ago I started looking into herbs all natural remedies and I must say it's so much better for your health. But I really enjoyed how you had phrased it and put it out there. Like you said, when you have the knowledge of something you can actually break it down alot better then to say it's a Plant that does a b and c. Thank you for the additional follow through.

Jun 18th, 2015 at 1:47:43 PM PDT by

I use Bentonite clay too. It is so awesome!! I make tinctures with alot of my herbs, concentrate their properties in tiny droplets. :) I used to be in science so I understand about med side-effects. I avoid allopathic meds and go for alternative remedies. :)

Jun 18th, 2015 at 5:31:30 PM PDT by

If you ever decide to list Bentonite Clay let me know ahead of time please. It's so hard to find on here. I also feel the same way about allopathic meds. I was a Nurse for many years seen to much that I didn't believe in they are so fast today to get there script pad out and write people out for all types of meds.

Jun 18th, 2015 at 6:09:23 PM PDT by

I will not be listing Bentonite Clay bcos I use it for everything, cooking, detox, soaking my feet, gum abscess etc...I bought a huge jar fr Apex Clay (good quality). I think it will last me for yrs! If the pharmaceutical companies make meds that cure, they would have gone bankrupt by now. They only mask the symptoms but never treat the root of the problems. I was a scientist, now an energy healer.

Jun 18th, 2015 at 9:46:16 PM PDT by

Lol well I must say you do no what your talking about. I make all kinds of stuff from head to toe if you want to sample anything let me know and I will ship it out to you free. Just email me and if I can help it would ve my pleasure.

Jun 18th, 2015 at 10:11:29 PM PDT by

Thanks for offering. I don't really need anything but if you have a website, I can look at it. Anyway, email me at puipui96@hotmail.com. Better than here.

Jun 18th, 2015 at 10:15:17 PM PDT by

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