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Latest revision as of 18:02, 25 November 2020
Marrubium vulgare (white horehound or common horehound) is a flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae), native to Europe, northern Africa, and southwestern and central Asia. It is also widely naturalized in many places, including most of North and South America.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Chronic coughs, Colds, Skin, Liver, Gastric, Heart problem, Improves immune system.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Volatile oil, alkaloids, flavonoids.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | White Horehound |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Spiral | The oppositely arranged leaves are also covered in whitish hairs (i.e. tomentose), particularly on their undersides. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Small | White | The white tubular flowers (6-12 mm long) are borne in dense clusters in the forks (i.e. axils) of the upper leaves. |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
A weed of temperate, semi-arid and occasionally also sub-tropical regions. It is found along roadsides, railways, fence lines, waterways, and in waste areas, disturbed sites, gardens, pastures, grasslands, open woodlands and sometimes also in crops.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Western and central Asia, Northern Africa.
Photo Gallery
Flower
Whole plant
Leaves
References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Chronic coughs
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Colds
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Liver
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Gastric
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Heart problem
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Improves immune system
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Flower used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Long shurb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Western and central Asia
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Northern Africa
- Herbs
