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Horehound
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Marrubium vulgare
This is a hardy perennial plant with thick woolly hairs covering the whole plant. The whole herb is used medicinally, either dried or fresh.
Horehound is an effective and safe remedy for wheezing, coughs, colds and other chest complaints.
It is an expectorant and is especially useful for treating stubborn chesty coughs by loosening the phlegm and bringing relief. Horehound's effectiveness is apparently due to a chemical, released, when the herb is cooked, called marrubiin, which irritates the lining of the throat, causing the loosening of the phlegm.
The herb is mild enough for children, as it is soothing and calming and has a pleasant taste. It relieves upset stomach and sometimes used as a tonic drink, especially after an illness. Taken in large doses, it is a laxative. It is good for the relief of dyspepsia, jaundice, asthma, hysteria and intestinal worm infestation.
Horehound is good for warding off a head cold. A compress prepared from a strong infusion of the herb will help to clear skin problems such as pimples and acne. A poultice of fresh or dried herb is used to relieve painful and swollen joints resulting from rheumatism.
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