self-heal
Purple wildflower remedy
Self-heal is a low-growing plant with purple flowers, long used in folk medicine for treating wounds and ailments.
The name reflects the belief that it could cure without a physician's help.
Also called heal-all.
As a verb or adjective, self-heal describes the ability to repair automatically: self-healing concrete, The system self-heals after errors.
Recurring each year
- groundcoverLow plants blanketing soil
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- wildcraftingGathering uncultivated natural materials
herbalism · ethnobotany · horticulture · botany · flora · infusion · tincture · decoction
Herb for treating injuries
- comfreyBristly herb for healing
- plantainStarchy banana for cooking
- yarrowFeathery-leaved medicinal herb
- calendulaMedicinal orange-petaled flower
chamomile · lavender · thyme · sage · hyssop · bugleweed · skullcap · deadnettle
Inflammation-reducing agent
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- antibacterialKills or inhibits germs
- astringentTissue-contracting agent
- poulticeMoist healing application
salve · tincture · infusion · decoction · topical · gargle · mouthwash · therapeutic
Plant-based healing tradition
- wisewomanFemale folk healer
- cunning folkTraditional rural magic workers
- apothecaryHistorical medicine preparer
- charmsAttracts or delights
rituals · druids · shamanism · ethnobotany
Ability to endure adversity
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
- groundcoverLow plants blanketing soil
- spreadingExtending over space
- perennialRecurring each year
naturalized · toughness · survival · colonizing · persistence · robustness · vigorous · regeneration
perennial
Recurring each year
- groundcoverLow plants blanketing soil
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
wildcrafting · herbalism · ethnobotany · horticulture · botany · flora · infusion · tincture · decoction · woundwort
woundwort
Herb for treating injuries
- comfreyBristly herb for healing
- plantainStarchy banana for cooking
- yarrowFeathery-leaved medicinal herb
calendula · chamomile · lavender · thyme · sage · hyssop · bugleweed · skullcap · deadnettle · betony
anti-inflammatory
Inflammation-reducing agent
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- antibacterialKills or inhibits germs
- astringentTissue-contracting agent
poultice · salve · tincture · infusion · decoction · topical · gargle · mouthwash · therapeutic · naturopathy
herbalism
Plant-based healing tradition
- wisewomanFemale folk healer
- cunning folkTraditional rural magic workers
- apothecaryHistorical medicine preparer
charms · rituals · druids · shamanism · ethnobotany
hardiness
Ability to endure adversity
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
- groundcoverLow plants blanketing soil
- spreadingExtending over space
perennial · naturalized · toughness · survival · colonizing · persistence · robustness · vigorous · regeneration · recovery
- weedsdandelion, crabgrass, thistle, nettles, ragweed
- wildflowersblack-eyed Susan, black-eyed Susans, daisy, buttercup, bluebonnets
- mint familybasil, catnip, lavender, marjoram, mint
- Healing Remediessalve, balm, poultice, ointment, liniment
- wild herbswild fennel, wild garlic, wild ginger, wild lettuce, wild mint
- woodland herbsbloodroot, trillium, wild ginger, jack-in-the-pulpit, mayapple
self-healmedical treatment
Care for illness
medical intervention · hospitalization · surgery · nursing care · emergency care
self-healevidence-based medicine
Clinical care guided by research
clinical treatment · pharmaceutical · prescription medication
self, health, healthy, heal, healing, unhealthy, healed, healer, healthful