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Prunella vulgaris - Self heal

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Prunella vulgaris, self-heal

Prunella vulgaris is an herbaceous plant in the genus Prunella.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Herbaceous plant


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Opposite Leaves narrow-to ovate-oblong, to 5 x 2.5 cm, base cuneate, margin subentire, apex obtuse, pilose; petiole to 2 cm.

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Terminal spikes Pinkish purple 4 verticillate, to 3 x 2.5 cm(elongating to 5 cm in fruit), with flowers in whorls of 6; floral bracts leafy, ovate, to 6 x 4 mm, margin ciliate, purplish. Calyx-tube straight, 5-10-nerved, 4 mm, dotted with sessile glands without, limb 2-lipped, 3+2, upper one broad, lower ones lanceolate. Corolla violet, ascending; tube 6 mm, limb 2-lipped, 2 + 3; upper one cucullate, lower one spreading, 3-lobed, with dentate median lobe, and oblong side lobes deflexed. Stamens 4, didynamous, exserted; filaments 2-fid, lower one anther-bearing; anthers connivent, 2-celled. Disk erect. Ovary 4-celled on a gynophore.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Nutlet 4, oblong, smooth {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Easy to grow plant for any soil in full sun or partial shade. May be considered invasive. Attract bees and other beneficial insects. Good ground cover[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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