Botanical Name: Prunella vulgaris
Family: Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Other Names: All heal, blue curls, carpenter’s herb,
heal all, healwort, heart of the earth, hook heal, Prunella, sickle wort,
slough heal, woundwort
Habitat: Hedges, grassy places, roadsides, woods
Description: Perennial 15-30cm/6-12in tall covered
in tiny hairs. Stem square Leaves slightly stalked oval to diamond shaped
toothed or untoothed Flowers purplish clustered in dense oblong shaped heads
June- November Pair of leaves directly under flower head
Native to: Britain, Europe
Parts used: Aerial parts
Cultivation: Light soil full or partial sun
Harvesting: Just before it comes into flower June
Actions: Antiseptic, astringent, carminative, tonic,
vulnerary
Constituents: Volatile oil, bitter principle
Pentacyclic triterpene based on ursolic, betulinic and oleanolic
acids
Tannins: prunellin
Flavonoids: rutin
Polysaccharides
Traditional Uses: Liver
Skin: Burns, cuts, wounds
Respiratory: Sore throats