self-heal
self-heal
(sĕlf′hēl′)| Noun | 1. |  self-heal - decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America |
| 单词 | self-heal | |||
| 释义 | self-healself-heal(sĕlf′hēl′)
self-healself-healorheal-all,weedy perennial (Prunella vulgaris) with the typical angular stems and bluish flowers of the family Labiatae (mintmint,in botany, common name for members of the Labiatae, a large family of chiefly annual or perennial herbs. Several species are shrubby or climbing forms or, rarely, small trees. ..... Click the link for more information. family). Although it probably originated in the Old World, self-heal is now distributed throughout temperate climates and is a common plant of North American pastures and open woods. It was formerly used as a domestic remedy for sore throats and other minor ailments. Prunella is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta , division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem). ..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Lamiales, family Labiatae. self-healself-heal(sĕlf′hēl′)heal-allHerbal medicineA perennial of the mint family that contains alkaloids, bitter principles and volatile oils; it is astringent, and may be used as a throat gargle. It is rarely used by herbalists due to its uncertain efficacy. self-heal
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