White Horehound is one of nature’s best kept hidden secrets that go way back to old ways holistic remedies.

Grown naturally now would be called a weed in modern times but only those who know it’s true benefits can only keep it hidden for so long now it’s time to resurface after CV more than ever its needed.

Those who know Cullulla Road Natural products can say open heartly that we are what we speak, and we grow products on our farm for what is to come and live by our motto OFF GRID naturopathy. White horehound is grown widely around our property and in spring and summer bee’s flock to this herb like they say honey to the bee. This herb is tolerant to frost and drought conditions but warning when its starts to get cooler don’t brush against when it dry’s out your cloths will have part of it.

Now is a great time to share this long-lost remedy that our forefathers mainly the housewives would have made. This remedy you can spice it up and add other herbs to the mix for more oomph.

Herbal actions of White horehound.

Expectorant, anti-spasmodic, bitter digestive ,vulnerary,diaphoretic,pectoral , stimulant.

White horehound can be used externally to promote healing of wounds.For coughs and respiratory conditions. An effective digestive stimulant and a tonic that is particularly good for inflammation of the liver and jaundice.

Botanical Name: Marrubium vulgaree

Uses of horehound have come down to us from the Greeks, Romans, and from our own North American herbal traditions. You can still find old fashioned horehound cough drops sold in pharmacies, but homemade ones are best in my opinion. Horehound was an accepted medicinal plant in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia until 1989 and is still endorsed in Europe as an effective cold medicine. Duke Horehound is a well-regarded cough and cold remedy as well as a bitter tonic. As is common with all the mint family herbs, horehound stimulates digestion, easing bloating and gas. Horehound contains the bitter principal marrubiin (sometimes spelled marubin), a potent pain reliever, nervous system stimulant, and expectorant. Marrubiin and marrubinic acid also help stabilize heart rhythm.

May be used for digestion problems including loss of appetite, indigestion, bloating, gas, diarrhea, constipation, and liver and gallbladder complaints. It is also used for lung and breathing problems including cough, whooping cough, asthma, tuberculosis, bronchitis, and swollen breathing passages.

Women use white horehound for painful menstrual periods.

People also use it for yellowed skin (jaundice), to kill parasitic worms, to cause sweating, and to increase urine production.

White horehound is sometimes applied to the skin for skin damage, ulcers, and wounds.

White horehound to prevent lung cancers especially associated with hip replacements.

In manufacturing, the extracts of white horehound are used as flavoring in foods and beverages especially in herbal tea, and as expectorants in cough syrups and lozenges. Expectorants are ingredients that make it easier to cough up phlegm.

The chemicals in white horehound can thin mucus secretions, reduce spasms in the stomach and intestines, and decrease swelling (inflammation).

• Liver and gallbladder problems

• Constipation

• Fluid retention

• Loss of appetite• Indigestion/bloating

Preparation Methods & Dosage: Leaf teas, cough syrups and drops. Extracts. For treatment of gastrointestinal upset, take thirty minutes before eating. The bitter taste activates the healthful actions, don’t overdo adding sweeteners.
Horehound Side Effects: Horehound should not be used by pregnant women, nursing mothers, very young children or the elderly. Cough drops do not apply.

Now after all of the formal information now on to the recipe.

How to Make Horehound Cough Drops

Ingredients

• >> 1 ¼ cup boiling water
• >> 2 cups of organic cane sugar or jaggery, or black strap molasses
• >> 50 grams of dried horehound or fresh, can add other herbs such as, cardamon, cloves, ginger, mullein, coltsfoot or echinacea. If you do not have fresh dried, you can use essential oils .
• >> 1/3 tsp. cream of tartar

Instructions

1. > Place the dried/fresh horehound or other herbs into a (non-plastic) mixing bowl.
2. > boil water with fresh or dried herb cover and for 30 minutes.
3. > Strain the end result into a heavy saucepan, pressing to extract all the liquid you can.
4. > Over low heat, add the sugar and cream of tartar and stir continuously until sugar is dissolved.
5. > Cover the pan and let cook at low heat 3-4 minutes or until steam has melted any sugar crystals clinging onto the pan.
6. > Remove lid and cook the mixture without stirring over high heat until a candy thermometer reads 149°C (300°F) – or until drops form brittle threads in ice water – immediately remove from heat.
7. > Brush a baking sheet with olive oil and slowly pour the mixture onto the sheet. As it sets, score it with a sharp knife. Cut along the lines when it is totally cooled and brittle.
8. > Store pieces in an airtight container.
9. > In the event that your mixture does not harden – store the syrup in an airtight container and store in a cool, dry location. Use within 4 months – if not needed, then discard.

Enjoy you know have become once step closer to becoming an off-grid health warrior where big pharma loses Mother earth rules.

Rosemarie.

Cullulla Road Natural products.

Naturopath,Herbalst, Iridologist. Equine Naturopath, Herbalist and Iridologist,