Small-flowered Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris)
小花夏枯草xiǎo huā xià kū cǎoXiaohuaxiakucao
Prunella vulgaris · Plant
2
Indications
6
With studies in people
Cautions
May interact with blood pressure medications; may lower blood sugar; caution with diabetes; limited safety data for long-term use.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Small-flowered Self-heal for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Heat SyndromeInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Small-flowered Self-heal does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit HeartBenefit ImmuneBenefit Liver
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Prunella vulgaris and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antimicrobial24 records, 5 in people
- Benefit Heart12 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Immune35 records, 13 in people
- Benefit Liver33 records, 8 in people
- Heat Syndrome9 records, 4 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome80 records, 22 in people