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Marrubium

• Black Horehound
  Common Name(s)
  black horehound, ballota, marrubium nigrum, black stinking horehound
  Scientific Name(s)
  Ballota nigra L. (Lamiaceae)
  How is Black Horehound usually used?
  Black horehound is available as aerialaerialplant parts appearing above ground parts (i.e., flowering tops and dried leaves). It is taken orallyorallyto be taken by mouth (swallowed) as a dried herb, fluid extractextractto get, separate, or isolate a desired active ingredient, and tincturetincturea desired active ingredient that is extracted from alcoholic solution.
• dried herb: 2 g to 4 g, 3 times per day
  fluid extract: 1 g to 3 g dried equivalent, 3 times per day (1:1, 25% ethanol)
  tincture: 0.1 g to 0.2 g dried equivalent, 3 times per day (1:10, 45% ethanol)
  For prolonged use, consult a health care provider.
• What is Black Horehound used for?
  Black horehound is traditionally used:
• as a stimulant
  as a mild astringentastringentan agent that constricts tissues and stops the flow of blood or other bodily secretions
  as an antiemeticantiemetican agent to prevent or relieve nausea or vomiting