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Botanical Name:
Prunella vulgaris Linné
Ustukhudus consists of whole plant of Prunella vulgaris
Linné, Family Lamiaceae
Common Name(s) in English & Indian Languages
English: Common Self-Heal, Heal-all, Heart-of-the-earth
Hindi: Austakhandus
Urdu: Ustukhudus
Botanical description:
Prunella grows from 1 to 2 feet high, with creeping,
self-rooting, tough, square, reddish stems branching at leaf
axis. Once the plant reaches any significant height, it
falls over and attaches new roots to the ground if possible,
much like other herbs in the mint family. The leaves of
Prunella Vulgaris are lance shaped, serrated and reddish at
tip, about 2 -3 inches long and 1 inch broad; grow on short
stalks in opposite pairs down the square stem. The flowers
grow from a club like, somewhat square, whirled cluster.
Immediately below this club is pair of stalk-less leaves
standing out on either side like a collar. Prunella flowers
are two lipped and tubular, the top lip is a purple hood,
and the bottom lip is often white, it has three lobes with
the middle lobe being larger and fringed upwardly.
Parts used:
Whole plant
Major chemical constituent:
Alkaloids, Saponins, Flavanoids & Tannins
Therapeutic uses:
• Immunomodulatory
• Antiviral
• Anti-oxidative free radical scavenging
• Anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory
• Anti -microbial
• Anti -mutagenic
• Anti -HIV
• Anti -HSV
• Anti -HBV |
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