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+ | '''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. | ||
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
− | {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses| | + | {{Uses| Chronic coughs and colds}}, {{Uses|Skin}}, {{Uses|Liver}}, {{Uses|Gastric}},{{Uses|Heart}},{{Uses|Immune system}}. |
==Parts Used== | ==Parts Used== | ||
− | {{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used| | + | {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Flower}} |
==Chemical Composition== | ==Chemical Composition== | ||
− | <ref name="chemical composition"/> | + | Volatile oil, alkaloids, flavonoids.<ref name="chemical composition"/> |
==Common names== | ==Common names== | ||
− | {{Common names | + | {{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=White Horehound}} |
==Properties== | ==Properties== | ||
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics. | Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics. | ||
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===Karma=== | ===Karma=== | ||
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===Prabhava=== | ===Prabhava=== | ||
==Habit== | ==Habit== | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
===Leaf=== | ===Leaf=== | ||
− | {{Leaf|||}}<ref name="Leaf"/> | + | {{Leaf|Simple|Spiral|The oppositely arranged leaves are also covered in whitish hairs (i.e. tomentose), particularly on their undersides. Lower leaves have longer leaf stalks (i.e. petioles) than the upper leaves, with stalks usually from 10-25 mm long. These leaves (10-70 mm long and 8-45 mm wide) are egg-shaped in outline (i.e. ovate) or almost rounded (i.e. orbicular) and somewhat crinkled (i.e. rugose) in appearance. }}<ref name="Leaf"/> |
===Flower=== | ===Flower=== | ||
− | {{Flower||||}} | + | {{Flower|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. Flowers are two-lipped (i.e. bi-labiate), the upper 'lip' being divided into two lobes and the lower 'lip' being divided into three lobes. These flowers are surrounded by a persistent green tube (4-7 mm long) made up of the fused sepals. Flowering occurs throughout the year, but is most common during spring and summer.}} |
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===Other features=== | ===Other features=== | ||
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==Where to get the saplings== | ==Where to get the saplings== | ||
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==Mode of Propagation== | ==Mode of Propagation== | ||
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==How to plant/cultivate== | ==How to plant/cultivate== | ||
− | <ref name="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.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> |
==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ||
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==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> | <gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> | ||
+ | File:Marrubium vulgare 7.jpg|Flower | ||
+ | File:Marrubium vulgare 002.JPG|Whole plant | ||
+ | File:Marrubium vulgare kz02.jpg|Leaves | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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<references> | <references> | ||
+ | <ref name="chemical composition">[https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/marrubium_vulgare.htm Chemical composition]</ref> | ||
− | <ref name=" | + | <ref name="Leaf">[https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/marrubium_vulgare.htm Morphology]</ref> |
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− | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ | + | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/marrubium_vulgare.htm Cultivation Details]</ref> |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | * [ ] | + | * [https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/112477579/moths-may-be-the-key-to-controlling-spreading-infestations-of-horehound Marrubium vulgare details] |
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Revision as of 14:37, 30 May 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 and colds, Skin, Liver, Gastric,Heart,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. Lower leaves have longer leaf stalks (i.e. petioles) than the upper leaves, with stalks usually from 10-25 mm long. These leaves (10-70 mm long and 8-45 mm wide) are egg-shaped in outline (i.e. ovate) or almost rounded (i.e. orbicular) and somewhat crinkled (i.e. rugose) in appearance. |
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. Flowers are two-lipped (i.e. bi-labiate), the upper 'lip' being divided into two lobes and the lower 'lip' being divided into three lobes. These flowers are surrounded by a persistent green tube (4-7 mm long) made up of the fused sepals. Flowering occurs throughout the year, but is most common during spring and summer. |
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
References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Chronic coughs and 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
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat 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