Wound Root Extract

Species Name: Prunella vulgaris

Also Known As: Prunella, Brunella, Self Heal, All Heal, Woundwort, Heal All, Slough Heal, Blue Curls, Dragonhead, Hercules' Woundwort, Hook-Heal, Heart of the Earth, Carpenter's Herb, Xia Ku Cao, Common Self Heal, and Sickle Herb.

Native to Eurasia, Wound Root is a creeping perennial that can now be found growing throughout Europe, Australia, and North America.

It thrives in damp meadows, pastures, waste places and along roadsides. This common wildflower has dense purple, blue, or pink flower clusters.

What is Wound Root Extract? Wound root extract is made from the dried leaves and flowers of the plant. Typical forms of wound root extract include capsules, liquid and tincture extracts, as well as tea.

Home Remedies Using Wound Root Extract:

Benefits of Wound Root Extract:

Wound root has been mentioned in Chinese medical literature as far back as the Han Dynasty or 206 B.C. This herb was used to treat illnesses such as high blood pressure, conjunctivitis, contagious fevers, and liver problems.

All throughout history it was used internally and externally to treat wounds, especially infected wounds, and bleeding.

Today wound root extract is still being used both internally and externally in the treatment of wounds, burns, and rashes. Wound root extract is taken internally for mild hemorrhages, diarrhea, jaundice, hepatitis, and fluid retention. As a reputed eye remedy, wound root can be taken internally for conjunctivitis, redness, and tired or strained eyes.

Wound root is believed to have antiviral and antiseptic properties and may be useful in the treatment of the herpes virus. It may also be used to treat gastritis.

Wound root has been the subject of several research studies relating to HIV, AIDS, and cancer. "The US National Institutes of Health have published a study from Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University in Japan. There researchers found that an extract from the flower spikes of Prunella vulgaris exhibited anti-HIV activity in vitro (in the laboratory) and also found that it can be absorbed from the intestine in vivo (in a living organism), thus opening up the possibility of oral administration dosage."

Side Effects of Wound Root Extract:

There are no known side effects to Wound Root extract. However, it could potentially interfere with the actions of prescription blood thinners like Plavix and Coumadin.