When You See This Purple Flower You Know You’ve Found a POWERFUL Medicinal Plant

Self heal aka heal-all (Prunella vulgaris) is a medicinal herb in the mint family. In this video Matthew talks about the benefits and medicinal uses of self heal. He demonstrates how to identify the plant, as well as how to use it and prepare it into a tea.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:57 Self Heal Identification
5:27 Self Heal Medicinal Uses and Benefits
14:24 Self Heal Tea (How to Use)

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[MadelineVail]

Nope. lol. Don’t fix it if it ain’t broke. Don’t need the drone or the music. 👍🏼 this is amazing!!! What a gift. I’m totally binge watching and sharing it with everyone!! Thank you!!

[TheOzarkExplorer]

Swear this is true... We've lived in the same home in the SW Ozarks in Missouri for close to 30 years and just a few days ago a I noticed the little purple flowers on a plant I've ignored for all that time and decided to pluck one to see if I could ID it. It didn't take long to to that so I started watching videos about it. After learning about I went back out there to see how much is growing, and it's a lot, so I picked a few and rinsed them off and ate the top of one.

Didn't take long for me to feel it, and it made me feel very good. Doesn't taste bad either. Has a bit of a peppery taste when it's freshly picked and not much of anything when I dried it out. So I picked some more that evening I showed some to my wife and we both ate some, I ate two and she ate one. Awhile later, maybe 30 minutes, I asked her if she could feel it and she said she could too. Said the same thing, "It makes you feel really good". When you read up on it has an amazingly long history. Kinda had to kick myself for ignoring it so long :D

[donnapollock]

Amazing...God created everything for us. even our medicine to heal us. Glory to GOD in the Highest...

[RevelationArtist]

Self heal tea controlled, and then eventually completely healed my ulcerative colitis!

[gloriaadu]

Thank you, God has put every healing plant, on this earth. to heal the human, body it's people like you that help to put this information out there. thanks

[wordwalkermomma]

Prunella is my favorite ! I found it two years ago and have been propagating it. The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked and it makes a lovely tea. I’m so grateful for this herb!
Nice description. Thank you for teaching about the wild things.

[triumphmanful]

I live in the North Eastern USA and have never seen this plant . Especially on my lawn !I also looked it up in my extensive library of herbs and flowering plants. Only one book had it. It was called Heal-all. In the National Audobon Society Field Guide to North American Wild Flowers. A really good Guide with excellent pictures too !

[Minnehaha]

I discovered the Self-Heal plant in my yard 3 years ago. When I realized it was good for respiratory ailments, I made a tincture. It has helped me drain, relieved the headache or earache--whatever is happening--and taken down the inflammation. I live in Ohio, dubbed the "sinus valley." It’s wonderful stuff, and almost the only thing I need! I almost didn’t see it because it was creeping across our lawn. What drew my attention was the beautiful flower.

[davidbrogan]

Here in Eastern Massachusetts, Prunella is prostrate and grows low in many lawns. As a landscape professional with insulin issues, this plant is amazing. I eat the flowers fresh in June and July. They give the healing I need. Seriously, from being tired to having all the energy I need like in my youth. Truly, between heal-all and dandelion blossoms. I can complete the horticultural work I do.

[edrissmith]

Ive got MS this plant has helped me so much i love her prunella vulgaris

[victoriao]

Love the information. You're awesome. I agree the intro music was a little distracting. Glad it didn't last the whole video.💚💚💚

[Turdfergusen]

Dude, thanks for the in depth information. I get the attention grabbing music in the intro. But I am of the camp no music during talking. Like the latter part of the video. I learned a ton. And I was just IDing this plant at one of my local hiking areas yesterday. Perfect timing!

[lor]

Thanks for taking time out of your day to educate us on this wonderful plant and the many others you show us, much appreciated.

[floridafoot]

I've lived in Florida my entire life. I've seen many of the plants in your videos growing as weeds in my own backyard. I appreciate your videos explaining all the benefits of these plants. So interesting! I've always had a soft spot for weeds anyways. Thanks for your hard work putting these together.

[cookingwithshelleypampered]

Thank you Matthew. I just discovered Self Heal in my garden this year because my dog was eating it vigorously! I identfied it using a plant app then looked it up and started harvesting it😊

[lisacausey]

Love it! You're hilarious with this one!😂 I have a category just for saving your videos. The best for identification and how to use. Thank you

[Barbaralee]

I’m in central Kentucky and my Amish neighbors showed me where self heal grows around here! Thank you for this information!!

[FaithfulPracticalHomesteading]

My husband brought me a flowering stem with roots last spring. We didn't know what it was, but my id app quickly informed me. I planted it in a big container just so I would be sure to have it later. Would you believe that single plant spread to fill the entire pot? My dehydrator is full and I can't wait to make a tincture and infuse some oil for a salve!

I plan to send some to my brother who has always suffered from canker sores in the mouth. I would think swishing with tincture in a bit of water would make a great mouthwash routine!

[lisaslayton]

My Mom used to come to Leesburg Al and see Tommie Bass, I wish that I would have came and learned from him also. Tommie taught Darryl Patton and I now have Tommie's Book. I have been hunting someone from the Northern part of Alabama to learn from and I found you, which you are learning from Darryl. I would like to purchase a book from Darryl and you also, if you both have one with pictures. I found self heal last year on my land and I quickly found out what it is. Thank you so much for all of your information and God Bless 🙌

[kathleenneu]

Cool riffs dude, 😎just a thought ....🤔You always as a norm when blending in music on a narrated video you want your music track 🎼🎶in your background.You don't want your vocal competing for dominance . Listeners will become discouraged trying to hear your voice clearly.🗣️ Thank you very much for your video on natural meds ! 👍