Horehound Horehound (Marrubium vulgare) stimulates the gastro-intestinal activity and help s with digestive disorders such as flatulence

e and bloating Horehound Horehound (Marrubium vulgare) is one of the oldest known medicinal plants. Even the ancient Egyptians and Greeks used it for diseases of the respiratory system. Paracelsus described him as the medicine of lung . What is the medicinal plant and where they occur? Horehound is up to 60 inches high. The stem is square, hollow, hairy and tomento se. The leaves are also hairy on the underside and serrated on the edge. They be come smaller with increasing height of the plant. The white flowers are arranged in spherical Scheinquirlen. Horehound is one of the Lamiaceae (Labiatae) and bl ooms from June to September. It grows along roadsides, as well as on barren dump s and is distributed in the Mediterranean and in Central Asia. Which part of plant and substances are used? The whole plant is processed. Andornkraut contains labdane diterpene bitter prin ciples of the series, mainly the substance marrubiin. In addition, Lamiaceen tan nins found in cabbage, small amounts of essential oil. What do the ingredients? While helping the medicinal plant? Andornextrakte seem slightly expectorant and promote the expectoration of secret ions from the bronchi. Therefore, horehound is traditionally used for respirator y diseases. The substance marrubiin also causes increased bile juices are releas ed, it stimulates acid secretion and stimulates gastrointestinal activity. There fore, horehound help as herbal remedy for biliousness, but also relieve flatulen ce, bloating and anorexia. There is preliminary evidence that the plants can expand drug marrubiin the vess els and pain breastfeeding. However, scientists have to investigate this in more detail. Important notes: According to current knowledge, there are no special instructions http://ourgreenlife.info/?p=767