What are the effects and functions of Prunella Vulgaris?

The medicinal value of Prunella Vulgaris is quite extensive. It is often used to treat dizziness, facial paralysis, tuberculosis and other diseases. It also has good diuretic and antibacterial effects, as well as antihypertensive and anti-tumor effects. Everyone should understand the value of these medicinal effects and apply them correctly.

1. Prunella vulgaris: This product is the dried fruit spike of the dicotyledonous plant Prunella vulgaris of the Lamiaceae family. Harvest, remove impurities and dry in the sun. There are 2 opposite bracts, which are fan-shaped, with a pointed tip and obvious veins, and white hairs on the outer surface. There are 3 flowers in each bract, most of the corollas have fallen off, the persistent calyx is two-lipped, containing 4 small nuts, which are oval, brown, and have white protrusions at the tip. It is light and crispy, with a slight fragrance and a light taste. The best ones are purple-brown in color and have large ears.

2. Prunella vulgaris has the effect of clearing the liver and dispersing nodules. It is mainly used to treat scrofula, goiter, mastitis, breast cancer, night pain in the eyes, photophobia and tearing, dizziness, facial paralysis, pain in muscles and bones, pulmonary tuberculosis, acute icteric infectious hepatitis, metrorrhagia, and leucorrhea.

3. Diuretic

Prunella vulgaris has a significant diuretic effect, and its active ingredients are inorganic salts and ursolic acid.

4. Antibacterial

In vitro experiments using Prunella vulgaris showed inhibitory effects on Shigella dysenteriae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and hemolytic Streptococcus.

5. Blood pressure reduction

In animal experiments, injection of total inorganic salts from a decoction of Prunella Vulgaris caused a drop in blood pressure in rabbits. Clinical observations show that Prunella Vulgaris can lower blood pressure and alleviate accompanying symptoms in patients with hypertension.

6. Anti-tumor

Preliminary experiments have confirmed that Prunella Vulgaris can inhibit the growth of certain transplanted tumors in animals (such as cervical cancer in mice).