Horehound, Cut & Sifted Herb (Marrubium Vulgare)

Description ShareTweetPinLinkedInPrintEmail Horehound, Cut & Sifted Herb (Marrubium Vulgare) HERB COMMON NAME :  Horehound HERB SCIENTIFIC NAME :  Marrubium Vulgare OTHER NAMES :  Bull’s Blood, Eye of the Star, Haran, Hoarhound, Huran, Llwyd y Cwn, Marrubium, Maruil, Seed of Horus, Soldier’s Tea, White Horehound, Houndsbane, Stinking Roger FAMILY :  Lamiaceae ASSOCIATIONS & CORRESPONDENCES : Element: Earth Planet: Mercury Day: Monday Direction: North Zodiac Sign: Gemini Chakra: 7th Crown Chakra (Sahasrara) Energy: Yang Gender: Masculine Tarot: the Fool Tarot, the Hermit Tarot Number: 20 Spirit Animal: Falcon Candle Color: Black, White Birth Dates: April 24, September 14, November 5, November 21, December 12 Sabbat or Holiday: Imbolc / Candlemas (Feb 1-2) Deity or God / Goddess Association: Horus, Hathor, Brigid, Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Angel Hamaliel, Angel Chassan, Angel Manacle   Parts Used:  Herb (Aerial Leaves and Flowers) Description:  Horehound herb was well known to the ancient Romans and Egyptians, the latter of whom called the plant Seed of Horus or Bull’s Blood. Horehound is often found in natural syrups and lozenges for cold, cough, chest congestion, and bronchitis. It is sometimes used for this in combination with marshmallow, mullein, licorice root, slippery elm, and pleurisy root. Horehound is used for flavoring, in candies, cough syrups, and in teas and tinctures. Historical Uses: colds, bronchitis, asthma, breathing problems, catarrhal dyspepsia, coughs, liver and stomach disorders, chest congestion, expectorant, bitter tonic, diuretic, stomachic, vermifuge, diaphoretic, antispasmodic, astringent, cholagogue, vulnerary, mental clarity, quick thinking, expectorant Mystical Attributes:   Burn Horehound to the ancient Egyptian God Horus, after which the plant was named. Burn it to honor Horus and bring his blessings of power and ritual healing. Horehound is used in protective sachets, and is carried to guard against sorcery, fascination, and spiritual parasites. Horehound is also scattered as an exorcism herb. Drink an infusion of Horehound tea to clear your mind during ritual, promote quick thinking, and strengthen mental powers. To keep wild animals off of your land, sprinkle Horehound around property boundaries. Mystical Intentions:  protection from wild animals, protection from evil, protection from psychic attack, protection from hexes, protection from curses, exorcism, banishing, mental powers, clarity, focus, quick thinking, creativity Taste & Smell:  Horehound has a bitter taste, compared to a combination of root beer, mint, and black licorice. The fresh herb has a pungent, rotten smell that keeps wild herbivore animals away. Botany, Cultivation & Harvesting: Both white Horehound and black Horehound belong to the Lamiaceae family, which is a large group of plants known as mint or deadnettle. It thrives in pastures and other wayside places all over Europe, Asia and parts of Northern Africa, although it is now naturalized in North America and elsewhere. In the US, it is hardy in zone 4. Horehound is a gray-leaved herbaceous perennial plant, somewhat resembling mint in appearance, and grows to 25–45 cm (9.8-17.7”) tall. The leaves are 2–5 cm (0.79-2”) long with a densely crinkled surface, and are covered in downy hairs. The flowers are white, borne in clusters on the upper part of the main stem. It flowers between June and September. Horehound grows in sunny locations such as roadsides, barren lands, open areas, waste areas and planted in cultivated gardens. It is an easily grown plant that succeeds in most well-drained soils, though it flourishes best in poor dry soil. It can be invasive and overrun your garden. Sow seeds in April/May or August/September in a cold frame. Germination can be slow and erratic. Transplant the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out in the following spring. You can take basal cuttings in late spring. Harvest the shoots with plenty of underground stem when they are about 8 – 10cm (3-4”) above the ground. Pot them up into individual pots and keep them in light shade in a cold frame or greenhouse until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the summer. You can also take divisions in spring. Larger clumps can be replanted directly into the position they will be permanently, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring. Horehound is harvested as it comes into flower and can be used fresh or dried. Store dried Horehound in an airtight container in a cool, dry place. Contraindications & Toxicity: Hypertension may occur with extended use. Do not use if pregnant or breastfeeding. 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