This section is provided for qualified healthcare practitioners as professional education. It summarises selected ingredient-level and traditional-use research. It does not represent additional ARTG indications for antiEST.
Prunella vulgaris research
Prunella vulgaris has been discussed in traditional Chinese medicine and published literature in relation to traditional heat-clearing use and selected biological pathway research.
This information is provided as practitioner education only and should not be interpreted as a claim that antiEST has anti-oestrogenic activity or treats hormone-related conditions.
Traditional Chinese medicine context
In traditional Chinese medicine, Prunella vulgaris is used in pattern-based prescribing contexts associated with clearing Liver Fire and resolving heat-phlegm.
Practitioner assessment is required to determine whether this traditional-use context is appropriate for an individual patient.
The above information should not be used to promote antiEST for endometriosis, endometrial hyperplasia, gynecomastia, breast cancer, uterine cancer, endometrial cancer, oestrogen overload or any other indication not included in the ARTG entry.
References available to registered practitioners on request.
