Common Names
White horehound, common hoarhound, common horehound, hoarhound, horehound, houndsbane, marrhue, marrub, marrubium, marvel, white hoarhound.

Description
A shrub that grows to 3 feet in height. Plant branches from base. Produces 2-inch, bitter, aromatic, round-ovate leaves that are whitish above and gray wooly below.

Flowering Period
May to September.

Habitat
Waste places, pastures, and old fields.

Harvest
Leaves and small stems in May before blooming.

Uses
This plant is used in many pulmonary ailments as an expectorant, tonic, and emmenagogue. In Appalachia, the leaves are used to make a cough syrup. In Europe, it is considered a febrifuge and has been used to treat menstrual pain.