Marrubium vulgare

Botanical name Marrubium vulgare. Region of origin Indigenous from the Mediterranean region to Central Asia. 

Horehound (Marrubium vulgare L.) honey is light in color, with a delicious aroma and flavor. 

Coughs, colds and bronchial complaints generally. Hool prefers this herb to the white Horehound Marrubium vulgare), and makes wide claims on its behalf. He recommends it in the treatment of consumption, various menstrual troubles, and parturition—in the last-named instance combined with Motherwort. "In chronic coughs, accompanied by spitting of blood," he tells us, "it will be found most excellent, either of itself or combined with other reliable remedies such as Lobelia, Marshmallow, Hyssop, etc."... 

Common horehound Marrubium vulgare Aerial portion... 

Knoss, W., Reuter, B., and Zapp, J. (1997). Biosynthesis of the labdane diterpene marrubiin in Marrubium vulgare via a non-mevalonate pathway. Biochem J 326(Pt 2) 449-454. 

Fig. 86.—Transverse section through portion of dorsoventral leaf blade of horehound Marrubium vulgare). Upper epidermis devoid of stomata up.ep.) lower epidermis which possesses stomata (1. ep) palisade parenchyma (pal.) spongy parenchyma (sp, p) xylem ( ) and phloem ph) regions of fibrovascular tissue of stronger vein long-pointed non-glandular trichome (I), branched tri-chomes (/(, ft fP) several types of glandular trichomes (gt, gt, gt , gi ).

Marrubiura Leaves and flowering tops Marrubium vulgare Europe and Asia... 

Marrueium. Horehound. Marrubium vulgare. Herba. The herb. 

Horebound, Hoarhound. Marrubium vulgare (Tourn.) L., Labiatae. Habit Europe, Asia, naturalized in the U.S. Constit Bitter principle mamibiin, volatile oil. 

Marrubium vulgare Antioxidant Inhibition of Cu (2+)- and AAPFI induced LDL oxidation [20]... 

Kchouck, M., and A. Chadli. 1963. On the abortive properties of white horehound (Marrubium vulgare L.). Arch. Inst. Pasteur Tunis 59(1) 23-31. 

C20H28O4, Mr 332.44, crystalline, mp. 160°C, [ajp +33.3° (CHCI3). A diterpene of the labdane type isolated from Marrubium vulgare and Leonotis leonurus (Lamiaceae). M. is formed in the plant from premarrubiin [C20H28O4, Mr 332.44, oil [a]o +29° (CHCI3)] during the isolation process. 

Hoarhound extract. See Horehound (Marrubium vulgare) extract HOCH. See Formaldehyde Hodag CO-350. See Dimethylsiloxane Hodag FD Series. See Silicone Hodag FD-82, Hodag FD-82. See Dimethylsiloxane... 

Synonyms Hoarhound extract Horehound extract Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare extract... 

Definition Extract of the herb of the horehound, Marrubium vulgare Properties Bitter tonic, baisamic Uses Natural flavoring agent in foods and pharmaceuticals skin conditioner, soothing agent in cosmetics... 

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