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In mint family (but not minty tasting, actually kinda bitter), square stems and leaves covered with fine soft hair. Leaves look like wrinkled skin. White woolly flower clusters on upper stem. Expectorant- helps clean up lungs, (phlegm), bronchitis, asthma, colds, sore throats, coughs. Make tea with leaves. Since it’s bitter, its great for stimulating digestion, stomach, gallbladder, liver, jaundice, hepatitis, bile flow. Appetite stimulant.
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* Topical application of Marrubium vulgare extract improved skin moisture and restored a healthy glow within just one hour, as well as reduced the appearance of blackheads and rough-textured skin after four weeks.
[17] Semnani, K.M., Saeedi M and Babanezhad E.,The essential oil composition of Marrubium vulgare L from Iran.
Reductions of K, Ca and other mineral nutrients under the influence of Hg have been reported in Marrubium vulgare and Rumex induratus (MORENO-JIMENZ et al., 2007).
TABLA I PORCENTAJE DE PADECIMIENTOS EN QUE SON APLICADAS LAS PLANTAS MEDICINALES Familia Nombre cientifico Nombre comun Asteraceae Artemisia absinthium L Hierba maestra Lamiaceae Marrubium vulgare L Marrubio Asteraceae Tanacetum parthenium Santa maria Rutaceae Ruta chalepensis L.
15 40 Lycopersicon hirsutum Dunal 10 29 Margyricarpus pinnatus (Lam.) Kuntze 4 23 Marrubium vulgare L.
One of the most conspicuous species at our field site is Marrubium vulgare L.
Horehound (Marrubium vulgare), an herb commonly found in natural cough drops and lozenges, ranked first in total mainstream U.S.
Marrucell (Croda/Sederma) (Marrubium vulgare extract 1.00
Characterisation of marrubenol, a diterpene extracted from Marrubium vulgare, as an L-type calcium channel blocker.
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