Self-Heal

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Description

Self-Heal is type of sprawling, perennial Herb.

 

Botanical Name

 Prunella vulgaris

 Self-Heal is from the Labiatae family

 

Part Used

 Flowering Spike

 

Health Benefits of Self-Heal

Immune System

 Self-Heal may inhibit the replication of the HIV virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (primarily due to its Prunellin content which inhibits Viral Reverse Transcriptase).  [1]

 Self-Heal (cream applied topically) may inhibit Herpes Simplex Viruses:  [2]

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