Horehound

Horehound
Marrubium vulgare L.
Family: Lamiaceae, Mint
Genus: Marrubium ...

Horehound
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aromatic Old World perennial herb (Marrubium vulgare) of the family Labiatae (mint family), naturalized in North America.

Horehound
Horehound
Horehound - Marrubium vulgaris (in the Lamiaceae or Mint family) ...

Water Horehound
Lycopus americanus
Water horehound is in the mint family, but it does not have aromatic leaves. The large, rounded teeth on the leaves distinguish this plant from other species in the genus Lycopus.

Horehound is a spreading perennial with scalloped, toothed, gray-green leaves, white-felted beneath, to 2 inches long. Small tubular flowers open in whorls in late spring, varying from tepid gray and pale lilac to greenish white.

Horehound
(Marrubium vulgare LINN.)
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Horehound, White ...

Horehound Syrup BPC (1949), 2-4ml

Additional Comments: One of the oldest and most reliable cough remedies known, White Horehound has been used since the time of the Egyptian pharaohs.

( Horehound )
This is a dense, woolly perennial, with crinkly, oval leaves to 2 inches long, held in opposite pairs on square stems. White flowers to 1/2 inch, are tubular, borne in auxilary rounded whorls.

Index- plants in this Family
Lamiaceae / Mint Virginia Water Horehound (Lycopus virginicus)
Virginia Water Horehound is also known as Bugleweed. ...

Horehound
Marrubium vulgare
MEDICINAL: Horehound is used in children's cough remedies, as it is a gentle but effective expectorant. It acts as a tonic for the respiratory system and stomach. In large doses it acts as a laxative.

Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)
Description
Horehound is a somewhat coarse perennial plant that is covered with a whitish down. The leaves are crinkled and tend to turn downward.

Grecian Horehound - Small shrub to 2' tall x 3+' wide w/fuzzy gray-green foliage. Small whitish purple flowers in summer. Full sun. Low water needs. Hardy to 10 degrees F
Bambusa dolichomerithalla 'Green Stripe' ...

horehound (Marrubium vulgare) has stalked leaves with bluntly toothed (i.e. crenate) margins, both at the base of the plant and along the flowering stems.

Black Horehound seems not to be a particularly popular garden plant, perhaps because it can sprawl in an untidy manner.

Marrubium vulgare. Horehound. Horehound is not native to North America, but it often escapes cultivation.
Marrubium vulgare. Horehound. Fort Bowie National Historic Monument. Arizona.
Monarda fistulosa. Horsemint or Wild Bergamont.

Carolina Water Horehound [English]: Lithospermum viride
Carolina Water-Hyssop [English]: Bacopa caroliniana
Carolina Water-Shield [English]: Cabomba caroliniana
Carolina Whitlow-Grass [English]: Draba reptans ...

Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)
Hornbeam (Carpinus species)
Hornwort, coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum)
Horse chestnut, buckeye (Aesculus hippocastanum)
Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
Hosta, plantain lily (Hosta species) ...

Orchid, Birthwort, Bistort, Bithynian Vetch, Biting Stonecrop, Bitter Vetchling, Bittersweet, Black Alpine Sedge, Black Bearberry, Black Bent, Black Bindweed, Black Bog-rush, Black Broom, Black Bryony, Black Currant, Black Grass, Black Horehound, ...

rosemary, mint, horehound, thyme etc). Monarda is a North American genus of
about 15-20 species of which only one occurs in North Dakota. The genus was
dedicated by Linnaeus to Nicolas Monardes (1493-1588), Spanish physician- ...

The family is noted for its fragrant oils (lavender, rosemary, mint, horehound, thyme etc). Monarda is a North American genus of about 15-20 species of which only one occurs in North Dakota.

americanus, American Water Horehound
uniflorus, Common Water Horehound
Lysimachia spp, Loosestrife
ciliata, Fringed Loosestrife
terrestris, Swamp Loosestrife
thyrsiflora, Tufted Loosestrife ...

Nombres relacionados: Aalota cierna (eslovaco), Ballota foetida (sinónimo), Black Horehound (inglés), Lamiaceae (familia), Marroio negro (gallego y/o portugués), Marrubio fétido (castellano), Marrubio hediondo (castellano), ...

Onions, many varieties: Potato onions, Shallots, Egyptian onions, Japanese bunching onions, Welsh onions, Chinese leeks
Oregano
Piper nigrum (black pepper)
Rosemary
Sage
Thyme
Valerian
White Horehound -Marrubium vulgare ...

Marrubium incanum Silver Horehound *
Opuntia humifusa Prickly Pear
Ornamental Grasses
Phlomis fruticosa Jerusalem Sage *
Polygonatum species Solomon's Seal
Pulmonaria species Lungwort
Santolina chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton * ...

white horehound Marrubium vulgare
white lead tree; koa haole Leucaena leucocephala
white mignonette Reseda alba
white moho Heliocarpus popayanensis
white mulberry Morus alba
white passionflower Passiflora subpeltata
white pine Pinus strobus ...

See also: Green, Medic, May, Mint, Lavender