Selfheal

Names

Common Names

• carpenter weed
• common heal-all
• common self-heal
• heal-all
• self-heal
• Selfheal
• Common Self Heal
• blue curls
• brownwort
• carpenter's herb
• heart-of-the-earth
• lawn prunella
• woundwort

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Taxonomical Classification

This plant, known scientifically as Prunella vulgaris, belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta. Within the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae, it is categorized under the order Lamiales and the family Lamiaceae. Finally, its classification is completed within the genus Prunella.

Distribution

This plant exhibits a broad presence across several regions within Northern Europe. It can be found growing in the natural landscapes of Denmark and Finland. Additionally, its distribution extends to the islands of Føroyar and Iceland. The species is also widely documented throughout Great Britain. Together, these locations highlight the specific northern territories where the plant thrives.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Prunella vulgaris has 132 reported phytochemicals identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include rosmarinic acid, Flavonoids, caffeic acid, OLEANOLIC ACID, Ursolic acid.

rosmarinic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Frontiers in plant science
3. Scientific reports
4. PloS one
5. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Flavonoids

1. Dr. Duke
2. PloS one
3. International journal of biological macromolecules
4. Current pharmaceutical design
5. Frontiers in pharmacology

caffeic acid

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Phytotherapy research : PTR
3. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
4. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
5. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

OLEANOLIC ACID

1. Dr. Duke
2. PloS one
3. Current drug discovery technologies
4. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Ursolic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. PloS one
3. Current drug discovery technologies
4. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

triterpenoids

1. Current pharmaceutical design
2. Analytical methods : advancing methods and applications
3. Frontiers in pharmacology
4. Current drug discovery technologies

Coumarins

1. Dr. Duke
2. Current pharmaceutical design
3. Current drug discovery technologies

Hyperoside

1. Dr. Duke
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

POTASSIUM

1. Dr. Duke
2. PloS one
3. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Salviaflaside

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
2. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Activities

Prunella vulgaris has 543 reported activities identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Antiviral, Hypoglycemic, Antibacterial, Antidiabetic.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Prunella vulgaris has 49 reported medicinal uses identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include breast cancer, goiter, herpes simplex virus, inflammation, scrofula.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations