Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Hi Damon, I've had good luck trans planting them. Just make sure you have a piece of the root. What do you make out of it. I make my own cough and throat syrup every summer. Nettie"dmnthmsn" <dmnthmsn wrote: I've been able able to identify some horehound out in a state park where I live. The plants are scattered. I thought I would manipulate the plants to produce more plants or take a plant and transplant it to some other inconspicuous location where I could propagate them and eventually harvest them. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Damon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Do you have a recipe please Nettie Blessings PammieNettie Horner <kittifish wrote: Hi Damon, I've had good luck trans planting them. Just make sure you have a piece of the root. What do you make out of it. I make my own cough and throat syrup every summer. Nettie"dmnthmsn" <dmnthmsn wrote: I've been able able to identify some horehound out in a state park where I live. The plants are scattered. I thought I would manipulate the plants to produce more plants or take a plant and transplant it to some other inconspicuous location where I could propagate them and eventually harvest them. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Damon Pammie To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Security Centre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Well I harvest a potful of the greener stuff. Sticks are ok too. Cover with good water and cook for a few hours until the water is a green. The greener the better. It may smell very funky when cooking. Strain it through cheese cloth or somekind a strainer til all is left is the green juice. Add for every 1 cup of juice around 2 cups of sugar. Cook that down till it starts to get syrupy. Now here you can make it as thick as you want it. Just keep simmering Add more sugar if you want.Sometimes I add molases to the final syrup to make it more palatable. The syrup is also a naterual sedative, but you won't be grogy the the next morning. Good luckpam couchman <freya_freya2000 wrote: Do you have a recipe please Nettie Blessings PammieNettie Horner <kittifish wrote: Hi Damon, I've had good luck trans planting them. Just make sure you have a piece of the root. What do you make out of it. I make my own cough and throat syrup every summer. Nettie"dmnthmsn" <dmnthmsn wrote: I've been able able to identify some horehound out in a state park where I live. The plants are scattered. I thought I would manipulate the plants to produce more plants or take a plant and transplant it to some other inconspicuous location where I could propagate them and eventually harvest them. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Damon Pammie To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Security Centre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Thanks for this Nettie X > > Well I harvest a potful of the greener stuff. Sticks are ok too. Cover with good water and cook for a few hours until the water is a green. The greener the better. It may smell very funky when cooking. Strain it through cheese cloth or somekind a strainer til all is left is the green juice. Add for every 1 cup of juice around 2 cups of sugar. Cook that down till it starts to get syrupy. Now here you can make it as thick as you want it. Just keep simmering Add more sugar if you want.Sometimes I add molases to the final syrup to make it more palatable. The syrup is also a naterual sedative, but you won't be grogy the the next morning. Good luck > > pam couchman <freya_freya2000 wrote: Do you have a recipe please Nettie > Blessings > Pammie > > Nettie Horner <kittifish wrote: Hi Damon, > > I've had good luck trans planting them. Just make sure you have a piece of the root. > What do you make out of it. I make my own cough and throat syrup every summer. > Nettie > > " dmnthmsn " <dmnthmsn wrote: > I've been able able to identify some horehound out in a state park where I live. The plants are scattered. I thought I would manipulate the plants to produce more plants or take a plant and transplant it to some other inconspicuous location where I could propagate them and eventually harvest them. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? > Damon Pammie > > To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Security Centre. > > Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: > 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. > 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. > 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and to > prescribe for your own health. > We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as > they behave themselves. > Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person > following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. > It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to > be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. > > Dr. Ian Shillington > Doctor of Naturopathy > Dr.IanShillington > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Horehound (Marrabium vulgare) Click To Enlarge Flowers Identification: This perennial, mint-like plant is covered in white fur. A tough, fibery rootstock sends up many bushy, square, downy stems and grows from 12 to 20 inches. The circular to broadly ovate wrinkled leaves are bluntly toothed at the margins. The upper surface is grayish and less hairy than the lower surface. Dense whorls of off-white flowers are found in the axils of paired, leaf-like bracts. The calyx tube has ten tiny hooked teeth at the rim.Family: Labiatae (Mint family)Other Names: Hoarhound, Horehound, White HorehoundFlowers: May - SeptemberParts Used: Leaves and flowering tops. Habitat: Waste places, meadows, pastures, and along railroad tracks and roadsides.Horehound is indigenous to Britain and widely distributed over Europe, central and northern Asia, and scattered throughout North America.Harvest: The plant is harvested as it comes into flower and can be used fresh or dried.Constituents: Sesquiterpene bitter (including marrubiin),Diterpene alcohols (marrubenol, marrubiol, peregrinol, vulgarol, phytol)Flavonoids (apigenin, luteolin)Small amounts of pyrrolidine alkaloids (betonicine, stachydrine)Traces of volatile oil (containing alpha- pinene, sabine, camphene and p-cymol)Also contains alkaloids, ursolic and caffeic acid, tannins, saponin, mucilage, minerals (especially potassium), vitamin C, resins, wax, and sterols.Medicinal Properties: Properities: Expectorant, anti-spasmodic, bitter, vulnerary, emmenagogue, pectoral, aromatic, diaphoretic, tonic, diuretic, hepatic, stimulant.Uses: Horehound is indicated in bronchitis and chest colds, particularly congestive catarrhal conditions with a non-productive cough. It has also been used to treat whopping cough. Its action is to relax the smooth muscles of the bronchi while promoting mucus production. The expectorant action, caused by the stimulation of mucus secretion by the lining of the respiratory tract, is attributed to marrubiin and to the volatile oil. A hot infusion of horehound has a diaphoretic action, and it has been used in the past to reduce malarial fever.The cold infusion is a bitter tonic to the digestive system. The sesquiterpene bitter, murrubiin stimulates the flow of saliva and gastric juices, thereby stimulating the appetite. As murrubiin breaks down in the stomach, it stimulates the secretion and flow of bile, thus aiding digestion.Preparation and dosages: Cold Infusion: 2 to 4 ounces, up to 4 times a day.Tincture: [Fresh Plant, 1:2, Dry Plant, 1:5, 50% alcohol], 30 to 90 drops, up to 4 times a day. Horehound Losenges 1-1/3 cups dried horehound leaves2 cups boiling water2 cups honey4 cups brown sugar1 teaspoon cream of tartar1 teaspoon butter1 teaspoon lemon juice Steep the horehound leaves in the boiling water for 15 minutes; strain. To the tea add honey, brown sugar, and cream of tartar. Heat to a temperature of 220°F. Add butter, but do not stir, and heat to 312°F. Remove from heat and add lemon juice. Pour into hot buttered pans, mark into squares and let cool. Use these to relieve sore throat and cough. Horehound Candy 1 cup horehound tea4 cups sugar2 cups light or dark corn syrup Boil horehound leaves to make a good strong tea. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the liquid. Add the cup of tea to the other ingredients andboil until it just starts to caramel. Put onto a flat greased cookiesheet. Start cutting with kitchen shears or scissors as soon as itstarts to harden on the edges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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