Heal-All or Self-Heal 🌸 How to Identify and Use Prunella vulgaris

Heal-All (Prunella vulgaris) aka. Self-Heal, is a low growing edible plant with clusters of purple flowers and ovate (egg shaped) leaves that grow opposite on a square, mint family, stem. Traditionally used as a medicine for scrapes and cuts, as well as internal issues of all sorts, hence the name Heal-All. The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked and they remind me of spinach. A cold infusion drink can be made from the dried leaves, and it taste surprisingly like iced tea.

[brianhowe]

I felt like I was watching a Bob Ross video. Very relaxing

[CandieWitherspoon]

I love this plant. I eat in salads, dry for teas, and make a tincture with it. Asian people use the dried flower heads as a popular tea. I’ve also eaten the flower heads. ❤❤❤

[rzub]

The music alone is a stress reliever .

[sappir]

Best video out there on YouTube about Self Heal, in my opinion. 👍❤

[wayneclark]

the Damnedest thing - when saw the picture of this plant and said to myself "Self " we've seen this thing before and low and behold it's growing outside of my work in the lawn .

[Ggirl]

Some one buy that man a French Press for the herb tea. Great video, Thanks.

[danielfegley]

when it comes to identifing this plant this was the best video it gave the most visual detail. After years of searching I finally found some but it was a small amount so I won't tell where I don't want a wild strain to disappear

[spicytrailmix]

I have a personal collection at home that I’ve been trying to figure out how to make into a brewed tea. Very helpful and loved the presentation and quality of the video!

[emmyashbaugh]

Thank you for this invaluable information!!! The music was refreshing, seems like a lot of channels have abrasive edm as background music and I find distracting. What a breath of fresh air this is. Will subscribe after writing this 😁💓🌻✌

[mfberry]

You did a great job on the identification of these, thank you. Have often seen these, now i know i can eat them.

[MNPonyLady]

Just found this video. It's a good one. I have lots of Heal-all and plantain growing naturally on my land. Sometimes, I dry the leaves of both and infuse coconut oil with them. After straining the leave fragments out, you are left with a nice salve that is great for sunburnt and bug bites. If you live in a warm climate, you can melt some beeswax in to keep it a solid. I store in the fridge for up to a month. 😊

[lsnelson]

Thank you so much! I have three mystery volunteers appear last year in three different raised beds. I knew they were some mint family relative, and put them in containers for the winter, then transplanted them into a bed a few weeks ago. Now they are blooming the prettiest flowers, and I could identify them as self-heal! And thanks to your video I'm going to dry leaves and make "tea!"

[melovestv]

What a useful content you have, just keep sharing.

[bride]

(HUG) excellent video, I saw someone using a french coffee press to filter out the leaves. Great job, thank you, like the calmness and the great music, can hear the birds too.

[jmgren]

I am so excited to find your video, delightfully and professionally done! I just found a yardful of heal-all at a vacant house in my neighborhood so I'm transplanting and harvesting today! Thank you. Definitely subscribing!

[freddieivory]

Very nice video! Soothing and informative. Thank you for sharing

[choimdachoim]

Be careful...yer so chill yer 'bout to fall off the planet...out of thousands of youtube videos I've watched this is number one the most pleasant plus informative. I love the beauty shots of the sunlight through the glass and shadow patterns, etc. That is pure appreciation of moments in your life.

[klkpush]

Love all the information and also the background music is so relaxing 😎

[irishwanderer]

Liked and subbed I saw one of these uprooted in the woods so I brought it home and potted it.

[patriciasmargiassi]

Thank you for your VDO..I try to find the one I can relate how to use this plants..I have in my garden every years..and pull them out as weeds..until I found name this year because try to study about Dead nettles..is similar and some people confude with Self Heal..this year I wait until plants have flowers is easy to recognize but I do not know how to use them...your VDO...is so clear to help..thank you so much..I will collect them for tea.