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Learn some common names for self heal! Sometimes I post Sunday Snapshots here on the blog. You can also find them over on my Facebook page! This is where I showcase my photography of a specific herb and provide some quick facts. This month we are learning about self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) .
Can we take a moment to celebrate Prunella vulgaris? Not the prettiest botanical name, but a lovely little plant. Common names for self heal are much nicer:
- Heal All
- Self Heal
- Heart of the Earth
- Blue Curls
- Hook Heal
- Slough Heal
- Carpenter’s Herb
- Brunella
- Brunelle
- Sicklewort
- Woundwort
I especially like Heart of the Earth and Blue Curls. This herb is often over-looked by modern herbalists, but Culpeper and several other historical herbalists spoke highly of it. It’s found world-wide, so you may find that you know it by even more names than those listed here. Petite Consoude, perhaps? Herbe au Charpentier? Xia Ku Cao?
There’s a full length article about self-heal over here, so be sure to take a few minutes to get familiar with this lovely little plant.
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