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Botanical Name |
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Marrubium vulgare L. |
English
Name |
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White Horehound |
Family |
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Lamiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Perrenial hairy plant with a four-angled hollow stem; the leaves are 2-5 cm long with a densely crinkled surface, and downy-hairy; flowers have a divided calyx with hooks and the corolla is white (two stamens in back of flower are shorter); fruits are nutlets. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antiseptic, antispasmodic, cholagogue, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, strongly expectorant, hepatic, stimulant and tonic (leaves and young flowering stems) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Alpha-pinene, apigenin, ascorbic acid, beta-sitosterol, caffeic acid, camphene, choline, gsllic acid, limonene, luteolin, marrubiin, p-cymene, sabinene, sclareol, tannic acid, tannin, ursolic acid (plant) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| alpha-Pinene |
80-56-8 |
2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene |
C10H16 |
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| Apigenin |
520-36-5 |
4,5-dihydroxy-2-(4-h
ydroxyphenyl)-chrome
n-7-one |
C15H10O5 |
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| Ascorbic acid |
Not Available |
2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one |
C6H8O6 |
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| beta-Sitosterol |
5779-62-4 |
17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14,
15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
openta[a]phenanthren
-3-ol |
C29H50O |
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| Caffeic acid |
Not Available |
3-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)prop-2-enoic acid |
C9H8O4 |
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| Camphene |
5794-04-7 |
2,2-dimethyl-3-methy
lidene-norbornane |
C10H16 |
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| Choline |
67-48-1 |
2-hydroxyethyl-trime
thyl-ammonium |
C5H14NO+ |
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| Gallic acid |
149-91-7 |
3,4,5-trihydroxybenz
oic acid |
C7H6O5 |
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| Limonene |
9003-73-0 |
1-methyl-4-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexene |
C10H16 |
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| Luteolin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,5-dihydroxy-ch
romen-7-one |
C15H10O6 |
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| Marrubiin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C20H28O4 |
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| p-Cymene |
Not Available |
dichlororuthenium;
1-methyl-5,6-dihydro
-4H-pyrimidine;
p-cymene |
C15H24Cl2N2Ru |
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| Sabinene |
3387-41-5 |
4-methylidene-1-prop
an-2-yl-bicyclo[3.1.
0]hexane |
C10H16 |
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| Sclareol |
515-03-7 |
(1R,2R,8aS)-1-[(3R)-
3-hydroxy-3-methyl-p
ent-4-enyl]-2,5,5,8a
-tetrameth
yl-decal
in-2-ol |
C20H36O2 |
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| Tannic acid |
1401-55-4 |
Not Available |
Not Available |
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| Tannin |
1401-55-4 |
Not Available |
C27H22O18 |
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| Ursolic acid |
77-52-1 |
10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12, |
C30H48O3 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Used for asthma, coughs, colds, bronchitis, sore throats, skin irritations; arrhythmia, associated with anxiety (with Hawthorn leaves) and as a sedative (with Lavender and Balm). |
| Contraindication |
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Not recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Animal studies suggest that white horehound may cause miscarriage. |
| Reference |
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 Stary, Medicinal Herbs and Plants.
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