Self-Heal

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, Japan*, Turkey, US, US(Amerindian), Europe, Spain, US(Appalachia)

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abscess, Ache(Head), Alterative, Antiphlogistic

Science studied: ARSENIC, CIS-CAFFEIC-ACID, D-CAMPHOR, CYANIDIN

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Lamiaceae

Scientific name: Prunella vulgaris

Common names: Self-Heal, Heal-All, (aho)niittyhumala, Adi Boğazotu, Almindelig brunelle, Alpine Self-heal, Alpine self-heal, Blákolla, Bretónica, Brunel, Brunella, Brunella comune, Brunelle commune

POWO: 455176-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Japan*, Turkey, US, US(Amerindian), Europe, Elsewhere, Spain and 1 additional place.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Abscess
• Ache(Head)
• Alterative
• Antiphlogistic
• Astringent
• Boil
• Cancer
• Carminative

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• Japan*
• Turkey
• US
• US(Amerindian)
• Europe
• Elsewhere
• Spain
• US(Appalachia)

Documented cultural uses

• Abscess
• Ache(Head)
• Alterative
• Antiphlogistic
• Astringent
• Boil
• Cancer
• Carminative
• Colic
• Conjunctivitis
• Diuretic
• Dysuria

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Abscess · China · "
• Ache(Head) · China · "
• Alterative · China · "
• Astringent · Turkey · "
• Astringent · US · "
• Boil · US(Amerindian) · "
• Cancer · Europe · "
• Carminative · US · "
• Colic · US · "
• Conjunctivitis · China · "
• Diuretic · China · "
• Dysuria · China · "
• Enterorrhagia · Europe · "
• Expectorant · Elsewhere · "
• Fever · Turkey · "
• Fever · China · "
• Goiter · China · "
• Gout · China · "
• Hemorrhage · US · "
• Hepatitis · China · "
• Hypertension · China · "
• Inflammation · US(Amerindian) · "
• Panacea · Spain · "
• Piles · Elsewhere · "

28 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• <i>Prunella vulgaris</i> Compound Improves Sleep Architecture and Attenuates Hippocampal Injury in Insomnia Mice. · 2026 source ↗
• Prunella vulgaris L. ameliorates goiter in Wistar rats is associated with changes in Rap1GAP/CREB3L1/PI3K-AKT signaling pathway. · 2026 source ↗
• Two <i>FT</i>-like genes of the PEBP family constitute critical regulators of floral transition in <i>Prunella vulgaris</i>. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ARSENIC
• CIS-CAFFEIC-ACID
• D-CAMPHOR
• CYANIDIN
• EO
• HYPEROSIDE
• IRON
• MANGANESE
• OLEANOLIC-ACID
• POTASSIUM-CHLORIDE
• ROSMARINIC-ACID
• SODIUM
• TANNIN
• DELPHINIDIN
• TRANS-CAFFEIC-ACID
• D-FENCHONE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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