Marrubium vulgare

Marrubium vulgare [Image]. [2014]. Retrieved from: http://meighanvalero.wordpress.com/2011/02/23/strange-behaviours/

Common name: 
White horehound 
(Bone, 2003, p. 456)

Latin binomial:
Marrubium vulgare
(Bone, 2003, p. 456)

Family:
Labiatae
(Bone, 2003, p. 456)

Parts used:
leaves and flowering tops
(Bone, 2003, p. 456)

Active contituents:

• Diterpenes (bitter)
• Flavonoids
• Alkaloids (expectorant)
• Volatile oils (expectorant)
• Mucilage
• Tannins

(Hoffman, 1983, p. 233).

 

Actions:

• Expectorant
• Bitter digestive
• Vulnerary
• Anti spasmodic

(Hoffman, 1983, p. 233).

Indications:

• Bronchitis (acute and chronic)
• Whooping cough
• Chesty coughs
• Non-productive coughs / sticky hard to remove mucus
• Asthma
• Dyspepsia- Specific for Bronchitis and non-productive cough

(Hoffman, 1983, p. 233).

Contraindications:
None known
(Bone, 2003, p. 456)

Cautions:
None known
(Bone, 2003, p. 456)

Dosage:
Liquid Extract 3-6ml 1:2 LE / day 20-40ml 
1:2 LE / week Dried Herb Equivalent 
3-6g/day dried aerial parts (infusion) 
(Bone, 2003, p. 456)

Combinations: 
Combines well with Coltsfoot, lobelia and mullein (Hoffman, 1983, p. 233).

References:

Bone, K. (2003) A clinical guide to blending liquid herbs; herbal formulations for the individual patient. Churchill, Livingstone: Missouri.

Hoffman, D. (1983) The holistic herbal. Element books: Dorset.