HOREHOUND HOREHOUND, BLACK. 135 



HOREHOUND. Marmblum vulgare, Linn. 



N.O. Labiata. 

 Syn. Hoarhound. 



Part used Herb. 



Action Bitter tonic, expectorant, diuretic. Is per- 

 haps the most popular of herbal pectoral remedies. It 

 is exceedingly valuable in coughs, colds, and pulmonary 

 affections. It has a pleasant taste and makes a nice 

 tonic. In many parts it is brewed and sold as Hore- 

 hound Ale, making an appetising and healthful beverage. 

 Also a candy is prepared, and if properly made, is 

 no doubt efficacious. An infusion of i ounce to a 

 pint of boiling water is taken in wineglassful doses, 

 frequently. 



Preparations Fluid extract : Dose, -1 drachm. 

 Solid extract: Dose, 5-15 grains. Syrup: Dose, 2-4 

 drachms. 



Distinctive character Stem and leaves coated 

 with soft woolly hairs. Leaves cordate-ovate, shortly 

 stalked, and crenate at the margins, reticulated on both 

 sides. Flowers small, white, with axillary clusters. 

 Calyx with ten veins, and ten teeth ending in rigid 

 hooked points. Taste, bitter, aromatic. Odour, char- 

 acteristic. 



HOREHOUND, BLACK. Ballota nlgra, Linn. 



N.O. Labiate. 

 Syn. Marrubium nigrunt, Crantz. 



Part used Herb. 



Action Stimulant, antispasmodic, vermifuge. 



Distinctive character Lower leaves cordate, upper 

 leaves ovate, crenate, serrate, hairy. Flowers usually 

 purplish, labiate. Calyx with five spreading broadly 

 ovate teeth. Taste, unpleasant. Odour, disagreeable. 



