< HOREHOUND >

marrubium vulgare

action analgesic, antidiarrheal, antiseptic, astringent, carminative, cholagogue, disinfectant, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, larvicide, laxative, sudorific, tonic

body heart, kidney

common name horehound, white horehound

family lamiaceae

indigenous use appalachian, cherokee, costanoan, kawaiisu, mahuna, navaho, paiute, rappahannock, yuki

range allegheny portage railroad national hist, arches national park, aztec ruins national monument, bandelier national monument, big bend national park, bryce canyon national park, cabrillo national monument, carlsbad caverns national park, chaco culture national historic park, channel island national park, chickasaw national recreation area, chiricahua national monument, colorado national monument, craters of the moon national monument, cumberland gap national historic park, death valley national monument, europe, fort bowie national historic site, fort union national monument, friendship hill national historic site, guadalupe mountains national park, hovenweep national monument, hubbell trading post, indiana dunes national lakeshore, iraq, john day fossil beds national monument, kurdistan, lake mead national recreation area, lava beds national park, lincoln boyhood national memorial, mesa verde national park, mexico, montezuma castle national monument, natural bridges national monument, nez perce national historic park, petrified forest national park, pinnacles national monument, pipe spring national monument, point reyes national seashore, salinas pueblo national monument, san antonio missions national monument, santa monica mounatins nat. rec. area, sequoia & kings canyon national park, shenandoah national park, sicily, spain, turkey, uk, us, walnut canyon national monument, wind caves national park, wupatki national monument, yosemite national park, yucca house national monument, zion national park

use liqueur, medicine, tea, witchcraft

used to treat asthma, bilious, breast ailments, bronchial ailments, bronchitis, catarrh, children's ailments, common cold, cough, debility, diarrhea, dysmenorrhea, fever, gastro-intestinal disturbances, hepatitis, palpitations, pulmonary ailments, respiratory ailments, skin ailments, sore (throat), throat ailments, tumor, women's ailments
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It is used in most cough mixtures to clear phlegm. Restores normal secretions to the organs and glands.