Family

Lamiaceae

Genus

Prunella

Common Name

Xia Ku Cao

Plant Figure

Description

Prunellae Spica (Xia Ku Cao) is an annual to perennial herb that originates from spica of P. vulgaris L,which has been widely used in traditional medicine and food industry in the northeastern regions of Asia,including China, Korea and Japan. As a well-known traditional Chinese medicine,P. Spica has beenemployed to reduce liver inflammation, improve eyesight, treat mammary gland hyperplasia and reduce swelling.