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Home -> Shop By Store -> HorehoundHorehoundBotanical Name:Marrubium vulgare Other Common Names: Ballota, Ballota nigra, Black Stinking Horehound Parts Used: Leaves. Horehound: Horehound is a perennial found in waste places, in meadows and pastures and along railroad tracks and roadsides in coastal areas of the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, France and Germany. A tough, fibery rootstock sends up many bushy, square, downy stems. The leaves are somewhat distinctive, being wrinkled, rough on top and wooly-like underneath. Nothing breaks up severe mucus congestion quite like horehound. In fact, I've found it to work a lot better than even coltsfoot, another congestion buster, does. One cup of warm horehound tea will instantly loosen impacted phlegm in the throat, lungs and sinuses, like you wouldn't believe, and relieves a great deal of the misery attending a sinus headache. Horehound candy makes a super remedy for sore throat and inflamed lungs due to cold, flu, allergies or smoking. A Treatment For:
Horehound is Useful Black horehound is different from white horehound, which is used to relieve colds and bloating. Black horehound is believed to prevent or relieve spasms of the stomach which may also lessen nausea and vomiting. Because it also has mild sedative properties, black horehound has been used for treating "nervous" stomach associated with anxiety. Traditionally, it has been used to prevent and relieve motion sickness, although no evidence from human studies supports this use. Both its antinausea and anti-anxiety effects make black horehound useful for treating insomnia and general nervousness. In Europe, it is used commonly to relieve mild nervous conditions. In laboratory studies, chemicals known as phenylpropanoids that are contained in black horehound have shown antioxidant properties. Antioxidants are thought to protect body cells from damage caused by a chemical process called oxidation, which produces oxygen free radicals, natural chemicals that may suppress immune function. Much more study is needed to prove or disprove antioxidant effects of black horehound. Topically, black horehound is used as an astringent on skin that has been irritated by insect bites, razor burn, scrapes, or sunburn. An astringent shrinks and tightens the top layers of skin or mucous membranes, thereby reducing secretions, relieving irritation, and firming tissue. Chemicals in black horehound may have mild antibacterial effects, as well. Side Effects: Since horehound acts as a bitter and may increase production of stomach acid, people with gastritis or peptic ulcer disease should use it cautiously. Horehound should not be used during pregnancy. |
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