- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Labiatae
- English Names
- White Hore-Hound
- White Hoarhound
- Natural Habitat
- Europe (including Great Britain)
- North Africa
- Asia Minor
- India
- North America
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- marrubii (bitter principle)
- essential oil
- tannin
- resin
- wax
- sugar
- neutral saponin
- cholin
- mucilage
- nitrate of potash
- fat
- Action
- expectorant
- diuretic
- carminative
- stimulant
- bitter tonic
- stomachic
- disinfectant
- antiseptic
- cholagogue
- febrifuge
- emmenagogue
- alterative
- used in bronchitis with profuse expectoration
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