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Common Name: HOREHOUND - WHITE
Scientific Name: Marrubium vulgare
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Description:
  • Perennial
  • Perennial, wrinkled green leaves with underside of silver woolly texture
  • Small off-white flowers in 2nd year
  • Attract bees.
  • Can grow in container
  • Hardy.
  • Full sun.
  • Do not over-water
Parts Used:
  • Whole plant
Medicinal Uses. It is said that:
  • Bitter tonic – support stomach function, relieves spasms, appetite
  • Expectorant, cough remedy – asthma, catarrh, bronchitis, chest coughs, colds
  • Treat malaria – reduces inflammation, fever, increases perspiration
  • Liver and gallbladder disorders - stimulates bile flow – typhoid fever
  • Calming effect on the heart - normalizes irregular heartbeat
  • Antiseptic – gargle for throat infections, skin eruptions, injuries
Other Uses:
  • Fly killer – infuse leaf in milk

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