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Scientific Name: Marrabium vulgare
AKA: White horehound
Medicinal Properties
Horehound is primarily used to treat respiratory ailments. Horehound helps to make coughs more
productive by producing more mucus. It is an antispasmodic as well that helps to relax the muscles.
Horehound stimulates the gallbladder and improves digestion by aiding in the production of bile.
Magickal Properties
Gender: Masculine
Planet: Mercury
Element: Air
Deity: Horus
Used for Protection, Mental Powers, Exorcism and Healing
Horehound is used in protective sachets and is carried to guard against sorcery and fascination. It is
also scattered as an exorcism herb.
Drink an infusion of the herb and it will clear your mind and promote quick thinking as well as
strengthen the mental powers.
Did You Know? (Background)
In ancient Greece, horehound was used by Dioscorides to treat respiratory ailments. It has continued to
be a powerful treatment for tuberculosis, coughing, and asthma. Horehound is specifically good for
treating coughs that do not produce mucus. It actually helps to increase the amount of mucus to make
coughs more productive.
In modern times it is also used to improve digestion because of its bitter properties. Horehound will also
help to treat wounds if it's applied externally to the body.
AKA: White horehound
Medicinal Properties
Horehound is primarily used to treat respiratory ailments. Horehound helps to make coughs more
productive by producing more mucus. It is an antispasmodic as well that helps to relax the muscles.
Horehound stimulates the gallbladder and improves digestion by aiding in the production of bile.
Magickal Properties
Gender: Masculine
Planet: Mercury
Element: Air
Deity: Horus
Used for Protection, Mental Powers, Exorcism and Healing
Horehound is used in protective sachets and is carried to guard against sorcery and fascination. It is
also scattered as an exorcism herb.
Drink an infusion of the herb and it will clear your mind and promote quick thinking as well as
strengthen the mental powers.
Did You Know? (Background)
In ancient Greece, horehound was used by Dioscorides to treat respiratory ailments. It has continued to
be a powerful treatment for tuberculosis, coughing, and asthma. Horehound is specifically good for
treating coughs that do not produce mucus. It actually helps to increase the amount of mucus to make
coughs more productive.
In modern times it is also used to improve digestion because of its bitter properties. Horehound will also
help to treat wounds if it's applied externally to the body.
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