Scientific Study
While most of the traditional uses are clinically untested and of unknown efficacy, Prunella vulgaris has been shown to have pharmacological effects in vitro and in some animal models as an antioxidant, immune stimulant, viral replication inhibitor and an anti-inflammatory agent. P. vulgaris and P. asiatica have shown some anti-(lung)cancer activity in vitro.
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