User blog comment:Big Lupu/The Curse of the Supports/@comment-6761312-20130419120839/@comment-5955640-20130419180728

Given that the heal has a very short cooldown I would consider it one of the stronger heals. Remember that using the heal spell gives off an additional aura that buffs yourself and nearby allies. Healing is going to always be low because they figured that if you can really heal yourself up in lane the game could get dragged pretty badly.