self-heal
- noun
- /ˈsɛlfˌhil/
:
prunela
- Many herbalists use self-heal in remedies for sore throats and wounds.
Examples
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The self-heal covered the meadow with its delicate purple flowers in early summer.
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I found some self-heal growing in my garden.
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She identified the wildflower as self-heal, known for its supposed healing powers.
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The self-heal plant blooms in the summer.
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Many herbalists use self-heal in remedies for sore throats and wounds.
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She identified the wildflower as self-heal, known for its supposed healing powers.
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The self-heal covered the meadow with its delicate purple flowers in early summer.
Synonyms
A low mint plant with small blue flowers that people use as medicine
A small plant with blue flowers that people use in traditional medicine
A small plant that lives many years with spikes of purple or white flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Self-heal for the small wild plant comes from an old idea that the herb could 'heal' wounds and many small illnesses, and it is also called 'heal-all'. The name splits into self- 'by itself' and heal 'to make well', so the plant's name reminds us it was used as a simple medicine.
