The image, above, shows the full common horehound plant(Marrubium vulgare), left, with a close-up of a
flowering stem shown on the right..
Common Name: Horehound
Scientific Name: Marrubium vulgare
Other Names: White Horehound
Family: Lamiaceae
Range: Europe, including Britain, south and east to N. Africa, the Azores, central and western Asia
Physical Characteristics
Marrubium vulgare is a hardy Perennial plant, growing to 40cm (1 ft 8 in) by 40cm (1 ft 8 in) in size. It is hardy to zone 3 and is not frost tender. The plant flowers from June to November and seeds ripen from August to October. The flowers are hermaphrodite and are pollinated by bees. The plant is also self-pollinating and self-fertile.
Edible Parts: Leaf Stems (Petioles), Leaves
Edibility Rating: 1 
Known Hazards: Sinus (Heart) rhythm, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels are all affected by consuming large doses of this plant. Avoid during pregnancy and breast feeding. Diabetes mellitus patients on allopathic medication to lower blood sugar should also avoid the plant.
Marrubium vulgare is a hardy Perennial plant, growing to 40cm (1 ft 8 in) by 40cm (1 ft 8 in) in size. It is hardy to zone 3 and is not frost tender. The plant flowers from June to November and seeds ripen from August to October. The flowers are hermaphrodite and are pollinated by bees. The plant is also self-pollinating and self-fertile.
Edibility Rating: 1
Known Hazards: Sinus (Heart) rhythm, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels are all affected by consuming large doses of this plant. Avoid during pregnancy and breast feeding. Diabetes mellitus patients on allopathic medication to lower blood sugar should also avoid the plant.
Welcome to the summary page for FabulousFusionFood's Wild Food guide to Horehound along with all the Horehound containing recipes presented on this site, with 1 recipes in total.
This is a continuation of an entire series of pages that will, I hope, allow my visitors to better navigate this site. As well as displaying recipes by name, country and region of origin I am now planning a whole series of pages where recipes can be located by meal type and main ingredient. This page gives a listing of all the Cornish recipes added to this site.
These recipes, all contain Horehound as a major wild food ingredient.
Horehound, Marrubium vulgare, (also known as White Horehound or Common Horehound) is a flowering plant in the Lamiaceae (mint) family. It is a greyish-leaved herbaceous perennial plant, somewhat resembling mint in appearance, which grows to 25–45 cm tall. The leaves are 2–5 cm long with a densely crinkled surface, and downy-hairy. The flowers are white, borne in clusters on the upper part of the main stem. Like other members of Lamiaceae, horehound has a square stem.
The herb used to be made into cough drops and was also sold as sticks called 'long-life candy'. It is still used to flavour home-made fudge and may well have been used in prehistory to flavour sweet cakes. As a member of the mint family horehound also makes a rather interesting addition to savoury stews.
The bitter and pungent leaves are also sometimes used to flavour herbed beers and liqueurs. Horehound ale is a well-known drink made from the leaves. The fresh or dried leaves can also be infused in boiling water to prepare a mild and pleasantly-flavoured tisane.
It is common on downland and waste places south from Scotland. One note of caution, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels affected by large doses are affected by large doses and it should not be consumed by pregnant women or by anyone suffering from diabetes.
[2]. Huxley, A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992
[3]. Tanaka, T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World.
[4]. Lim T.K. Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants, Vols 1–8.
[5]. Thomas, G. S. Perennial Garden Plants
[6]. Milner, E. Trees of Britain and Ireland
[7]. Rose, F. & O'Reilly, C. The Wild Flower Key (Revised Edition) – How to identify wild plants, trees and shrubs in Britain and Ireland
[8]. Streeter, D. & Garrard, I. The Wild Flowers of the British Isles
[9]. Clapham, A.R.; Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M. Flora of the British Isles
[10]. Phillips, R. Mushrooms
[10]. Phillips, R. Mushrooms
[11]. Jordan, P. & Wheeler, S. The Complete Book of Mushrooms: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Edible Mushrooms
[12]. Bunker, F.; Brodie, J.A.; Maggs, C.A. & Bunker, A. Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland.
[13]. Facciola, S. Cornucopia — A Source Book of Edible Plants
This is a continuation of an entire series of pages that will, I hope, allow my visitors to better navigate this site. As well as displaying recipes by name, country and region of origin I am now planning a whole series of pages where recipes can be located by meal type and main ingredient. This page gives a listing of all the Cornish recipes added to this site.
These recipes, all contain Horehound as a major wild food ingredient.
Horehound, Marrubium vulgare, (also known as White Horehound or Common Horehound) is a flowering plant in the Lamiaceae (mint) family. It is a greyish-leaved herbaceous perennial plant, somewhat resembling mint in appearance, which grows to 25–45 cm tall. The leaves are 2–5 cm long with a densely crinkled surface, and downy-hairy. The flowers are white, borne in clusters on the upper part of the main stem. Like other members of Lamiaceae, horehound has a square stem.
The herb used to be made into cough drops and was also sold as sticks called 'long-life candy'. It is still used to flavour home-made fudge and may well have been used in prehistory to flavour sweet cakes. As a member of the mint family horehound also makes a rather interesting addition to savoury stews.
The bitter and pungent leaves are also sometimes used to flavour herbed beers and liqueurs. Horehound ale is a well-known drink made from the leaves. The fresh or dried leaves can also be infused in boiling water to prepare a mild and pleasantly-flavoured tisane.
It is common on downland and waste places south from Scotland. One note of caution, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels affected by large doses are affected by large doses and it should not be consumed by pregnant women or by anyone suffering from diabetes.
References:
[1]. David Evans Notes from field observations, tastings and cookery experiments.[2]. Huxley, A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992
[3]. Tanaka, T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World.
[4]. Lim T.K. Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants, Vols 1–8.
[5]. Thomas, G. S. Perennial Garden Plants
[6]. Milner, E. Trees of Britain and Ireland
[7]. Rose, F. & O'Reilly, C. The Wild Flower Key (Revised Edition) – How to identify wild plants, trees and shrubs in Britain and Ireland
[8]. Streeter, D. & Garrard, I. The Wild Flowers of the British Isles
[9]. Clapham, A.R.; Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M. Flora of the British Isles
[10]. Phillips, R. Mushrooms
[10]. Phillips, R. Mushrooms
[11]. Jordan, P. & Wheeler, S. The Complete Book of Mushrooms: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Edible Mushrooms
[12]. Bunker, F.; Brodie, J.A.; Maggs, C.A. & Bunker, A. Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland.
[13]. Facciola, S. Cornucopia — A Source Book of Edible Plants
The alphabetical list of all Horehound recipes on this site follows, (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 1 recipes in total:
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