Alternative names: Marrubium Vulgare, Bonhomme, Herbe Vierge, Mastranzo
Originar to Southern Europe and part of Labiateae family, White Horehound is very well adapted to drought and grows in direct light. Called by Egyptian priests the “ Seed of Horus” and the “Eye of the Star”, White Horehound was considered an anti-magical herb and an important antidote for poisons and snake bites. The herb can easily replace quinine for persons with such intolerance and has a powerful emollient, expectorant and febrifuge action (fighting both typhoid and paratyphoid fever). Extracts from the parts growing above the ground, harvested during the flowering periods have excellent effects in cardiac arrhythmia.
A popular remedy for lung disease and cough, White Horehound is used in breathing problems, asthma, chronic bronchitis, pneumonia and tuberculosis. Beneficial also in the treatment of digestive problems, White Horehound increases appetite, treats indigestion, intestinal gas, diarrhea and constipation. Some people use it for jaundice and parasitic worms
Women also use White Horehound to relieve painful menstrual periods, for dizziness, headache, nervous conditions and insomnia. Having diuretic and diaphoretic properties and laxative and anti-inflammatory actions, White Horehound can help treat obesity and cellulite.
Externally, White Horehound is antiseptic and promotes cicatrization, improving symptoms in various skin conditions, wounds and ulcers. The decoction obtained from 30-60 g of dry herb in 1 litter of water, boiled for 5 minutes and let infuse for 10 minutes is used in local poultices to relieve edema, ulcers of the skin, leucorhhoea, hemorrhoids and kidney pains.
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