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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
self-heal or heal-all, weedy perennial ( Prunella vulgaris ) with the typical angular stems and bluish flowers of the family Labiatae ( mint family). Although it probably originated in the Old World, self-heal is now distributed throughout temperate climates and is a common plant of North American pastures and open woods. It was formerly used as a domestic remedy for sore throats and other minor ailments. Prunella is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Lamiales, family Labiatae. ... Read more
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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ...throughout the continent. Growing 6–14 in. (14–36 cm) tall, self-heal is often a low weed in lawns. The often-prostrate branches root readily...dried leaves and flowers are still brewed for soothing sore throats. self-heal self-heal self-heal Read more
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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English self-heal (also selfheal ) • n. a purple-flowered plant ( Prunella vulgaris ) of the mint family that was formerly widely used for healing wounds. Native to Eurasia, it is now widespread throughout North America. Read more

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Tubes self-heal with coating. (Process).(Smart, High-Performance Polyphenylenesulfide Coating System)(Brief Article)
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Autonomic Computers Self-Heal Themselves
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SELF-HEAL LEUKAEMIA DISCOVERY.(News)
Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 3/11/2004; 271 words ; Byline: HELEN CLARKE A BREAKTHROUGH in leukaemia treatment may allow patients to fight back with their own immune system. Scientists in Liverpool have developed a treatment which uses a protein attached to cancer cells to vaccinatepatients. Up to 40 patients who have chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) Read more
POWER PLAY; DUST off the old super-powers and prepare to save the world. Sci-fi favourite Heroes returns to BBC2 next week and TV writer MARION McMULLEN is ready for action... as long as it involves sitting in front of the telly with the remote control. Television.(News)
Newspaper article from: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England); 4/19/2008; 700+ words ; Byline: MARION McMULLEN WE could be heroes... and read minds, self-heal and even walk through walls. The hit American series returns to BBC2 on Thursday and sees more everyday folk displaying extraordinary... Read more
NONFAILING LIGHT-BULB-STRING STORY CAUSES READERS TO THINK.(News Briefs)
Magazine article from: EDN; 2/17/2000; ; 104 words ; Our Leading Edge item on how series-wired Christmas lights self-heal prompted some interesting reader responses suggesting alternative ways that a failing bulb does not cause an entire string of bulbs... Read more
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Magazine article from: Chemistry and Industry; 6/9/2008; ; 301 words ; UK scientists have come up with a technique that should allow damaged aircraft to self heal, even during flight. The technique involves embedding the reinforced polymer structure of the aircraft with vessels filled with... Read more
Sowing seeds of hope for butterfly in danger.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 5/25/2007; 275 words ; ...MCBETH IT was once a common sight during the Scottish summer, fluttering over carpets of wild flowers such as ragged robin, self-heal;oxeye daisy. But now the orange-tip butterfly is in danger of being lost following a serious decline in numbers. Industrialisation... Read more
EDITORIAL: Extend tree deadline: More greenery is threatened by rush to meet FEMA compensation end date.(Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY); 7/11/2007; 615 words ; ...and suburban neighborhoods. A movement to allow trees to self-heal has taken root, so to speak, as citizens and organizations...Extension of the FEMA reimbursement deadline: Damaged trees can self-heal, but it takes time to see if that is happening. This is... Read more
Ahead of his thyme; Critic's choice.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 4/2/2004; 700+ words ; ...Nicholas Culpeper And The Fight For Medical Freedom by Benjamin Woolley (HarperCollins, [pounds sterling]16.99) THE herb Self-heal 'is an especial Remedy for all green Wounds to solder the lips of them (the Juyce hereof used with Oyl of Roses to anoint... Read more

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