HEAL-ALL - PRUNELLA VULGARIS - Oral

Date

February 27, 2026

Proper name(s), Common name(s), Source Information

References: Proper name: USDA 2024; Common names: USDA 2024; Gardner and McGuffin 2013; Meyer 1993; Lust 1987; Source information: Bartram 1998; Hoffmann 1996.

Route of Administration

Oral

Dosage Form(s)

This monograph excludes foods or food-like dosage forms as indicated in the Compendium of Monographs Guidance Document.

Acceptable dosage forms for oral use are indicated in the dosage form drop-down list of the web-based Product Licence Application form for Compendial applications.

Use(s) or Purpose(s)

• Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve sore throats (Hoffmann 1996; Felter and Lloyd 1983; Wren 1907; Meyrick 1790).
• Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine (as an astringent) to help relieve diarrhea (Hoffmann 1996; Felter and Lloyd 1983; Grieve 1971; Wren 1907)
• Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine (as an astringent) to help relieve haemorrhoids (Hoffmann 1996; Grieve 1971; Wren 1907; Meyrick 1790).

Notes

• The above uses can be combined on the product label if from the same traditional or non-traditional system of medicine (e.g., Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine as an astringent to help relieve diarrhea and haemorrhoids).
• For multi-ingredient products:
  • To prevent the product from being represented as a “traditional medicine”, any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Heal-all is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine to help relieve sore throats).
  • When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required.

Dose(s)

Subpopulation(s)

Adults 18 years and older

Quantity(ies)

Methods of preparation: Dry*, Powdered*, Non-Standardized Aqueous Extracts (Dry extract, Decoction, Decoction concentrate, Infusion, Infusion concentrate)

28 – 32 grams of dried shoots and/or leaves, per day (Grieve 1971; Wren 1907).

Note: Dried or powdered shoots and/or leaves should be prepared as an infusion or decoction by consumers prior to use (see direction for use).

Methods of preparation: Non-Standardized Ethanolic Extracts (Dry extract, Tincture, Fluid extract)

0.75 – 3 grams of dried shoots and/or leaves, per day (Chevallier 1996; Hoffmann 1996).

Direction(s) for use

Loose dosage form (for infusion/decoction)*

Place [insert volume to be measured by consumer, e.g., X teaspoons] of dried shoots/shoots and leaves/leaves [insert the volume of water, e.g., 1 cup (250 mL)] of boiling/cold water. Infuse for [e.g., 5-15 minutes]/Bring to a boil and let simmer for [e.g., 10-20 minutes]. Strain and drink (Grieve 1971; Wren 1907).

*Note: The direction for use statement can be modified on the label provided it gives clear instructions to consumers.

Duration(s) of Use

No statement required.

Risk Information

Caution(s) and warning(s)

Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms persist or worsen.

Contraindication(s)

No statement required.

Known adverse reaction(s)

No statement required.

Non-medicinal ingredients

Must be chosen from the current Natural Health Products Ingredients Database (NHPID) and must meet the limitations outlined in the database.

Storage conditions

Must be established in accordance with the requirements described in the Natural Health Products Regulations.

Specifications

• The finished product specifications must be established in accordance with the requirements described in the Natural and Non-prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD) Quality of Natural Health Products Guide.
• The medicinal ingredient must comply with the requirements outlined in the NHPID.

EXAMPLE OF PRODUCT FACTS:

Consult the Guidance Document, Labelling of Natural Health Products for more details.

References Cited

• Bartram T. Bartram's Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine. New York (NY): Marlowe and Company; 1998.
• Chevallier A. The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants. London (UK): Dorling Kindersley Limited; 1996.
• Culpeper N. Complete Herbal. Ware (UK): Wordsworth Editions Limited; 1995 [Reprint of 1653 original].
• Felter HW, Lloyd JU. King's American Dispensatory, Volume 1, 18th edition. Sandy (OR): Eclectic Medical Publications; 1983 [Reprint of 1898 original].
• Gardner Z, McGuffin M, editors. American Herbal Products Association's Botanical Safety Handbook. 2^nd Edition. Boca Ration (FL): Taylor and Francis Group; 2013.
• Grieve M. A Modern Herbal, Volume 1. New York (NY): Dover Publications; 1971 [Reprint of 1931 Harcourt, Brace & Company publication].
• Hoffmann D. The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal. Boston (MA): Element Books Ltd; 1996.
• Lust J. The Herb Book. New York (NY): Bantam Books Incorporated, published by arrangement with Benedict Lust Publications; 1987.
• Meyer JE. The Herbalist. Glenwood (IL): Meyerbooks; 1993.
• Meyrick W. The New Family Herbal; or, Domestic Physician: enumerating, with accurate descriptions, all the known vegetables which are any way remarkable for medical efficacy; with an account of their virtues in the several diseases incident to the human frame. Birmingham (UK): Knott and Lloyd; 1790.
• USDA 2024: United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS), Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) – Global. U.S. National Plant Germplasm System. [Accessed 2024 May 21]. Available from: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomysearch
• Williamson EM. Potter's Herbal Cyclopaedia. Saffron Walden (UK): C.W. Daniel Company Limited; 2003.
• Wren RC. Potter's Cyclopedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations. London (UK): Potter and Clark; 1907.

References Reviewed

• Bensky D, Gamble A. Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica. Revised edition. Seattle (WA): Eastland Press, Incorporated; 1993.
• Duke JA, Bogenschutz-Godwin MJ, du Cellier J, Duke PK. Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, 2^nd edition. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press; 2002.
• Fauci AS, Braunwald E, Isselbacher KJ, Wilson JD, Martin JB, Kasper DI, Hauser SL, Longo DL. editors. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14^th edition. Toronto (ON): McGraw-Hill Health Professions Division; 1998.
• Fetrow CW, Avila JR. Professional's Handbook of Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 3^rd edition. Philadelphia (PA): Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 2004.
• Gerard J. The Herbal or General History of Plants. The Complete 1633 Edition as Revised and Enlarged by Thomas Johnson. NY (NY): Dover Publications; 1975.
• Hoffmann D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester (VT): Healing Arts Press; 2003.
• Sherman JA. The Complete Botanical Prescriber, 3^rd edition. Corvallis (OR): self-published; 1993.
• Shou-zhong Y, translator. The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica - A translation of the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing. Boulder (CO): Blue Poppy Press; 2004.
• Wiersema J, León B. World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press LLC; 1999.
• Williamson EM, Evans FJ, Wren RC. Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations. Saffron Walden (UK): C.W. Daniel Company Limited; 1988.
• Wiseman N and Ye F. A Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine. 2^nd edition. Brookline (MA): Paradigm Publications; 1999.
• Yeung H. Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas. Rosemeade (CA): Institute of Chinese Medicine; 1998.

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