Self-Heal Herbal Extract

Self-Heal Extract
For the body that keeps trying to close its own wounds.

Self-heal grows low and easy, the kind of plant most people walk past in a lawn or along a footpath without a second look. It earned its name the old-fashioned way — not from marketing, but from generations of use on the exact thing the name says. Prunella vulgaris.

It's an astringent, which is a fancier way of saying it draws things closed — minor cuts, scrapes, tissue that needs to knit back together. Folk tradition also ties it to the lymphatic system, useful when glands run swollen or the body feels sluggish getting rid of what it doesn't need anymore. It shows up again and again near the throat in the old record too — traditionally used to support a thyroid running either too hot or too slow, though that's worth discussing with a practitioner rather than treating as a given.

There's an older thread here as well, one that isn't about tissue at all. Self-heal has long been tied to burnout — not the kind a weekend off fixes, but the deeper kind, tangled up in what you think you're worth. Some plants work on the body. This one seems to work on the habit of giving until there's nothing left to give.

Ingredients: Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris), vodka.

How to use: 1 drop, once daily, or as directed.

Cautions: Generally considered a gentle, safe herb suited to tonic use over time. Consult a practitioner if pregnant, nursing, or managing a thyroid condition.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

The old lawn weed nobody looks at twice. It's been closing wounds since before anyone thought to name it.

Crafted at Elder Creek Farm · Scott County, Indiana.