Marrubium vulgare
Family: Labiatae
Family: Labiatae
White horehound
is a well-known and popular herbal medicine that is often used as a
domestic remedy for coughs, colds, wheeziness etc. The herb apparently
causes the secretion of a more fluid mucous, readily cleared by
coughing. The leaves and young flowering stems are antiseptic,
antispasmodic, cholagogue, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic,
emmenagogue, strongly expectorant, hepatic, stimulant and tonic.
Horehound is a very valuable pectoral, expectorant and tonic that can be
safely used by children as well as adults. It is often made into a
syrup or candy in order to disguise its very bitter flavour, though it
can also be taken as a tea. As a bitter tonic, it increases the appetite
and supports the function of the stomach. It can also act to normalize
heart rhythm. The plant is harvested as it comes into flower and can be
used fresh or dried. The root is a remedy for the bite of rattlesnakes,
it is used in equal portions with Plantago lanceolata or P. major.
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