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Horehound
(Marubium vulgare)
White horehound, marrubium, hoarhound
 Description:
A perennial, with a fibrous, spindle-shaped rootstock
that sends up numerous bushy, square, downy stems. The
leaves are opposite, petioled, usually wrinkled, roundish-ovate,
rough on top, wooly underneath. Small, white, two-lipped
flowers have a spiny calyx and grow in axillary whorls.
Found in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe in waste places,
fields, pastures.
Medicinal:
It is a diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, stimulant,
and tonic. The prepared herb is an excellent remedy for
coughing and bronchial problems, used for fevers, nervous
heart conditions, to calm heart action, for expelling
worms, a liver tonic, laxative, jaundice, hysteria and
externally for earaches. It is known as a soothing syrup
and tonic candy, which at one time could be found in most
grocer shops and was a favorite with children. Use 1 teaspoon
herb in 1/2 cup water. Take 1-1 1/2 cups a day, mouthful
at a time.
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