Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Black horehound

Plant

English

Black horehound, Black ballota, Black hemp nettle, Black hoarhound, Black stinking horehound, Fetid horehound, Foetid horehound, Horehound, Stinking horehound

Latin

Ballota nigra L., Ballota nigra ssp.

Plantparts

Grass, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Ache, Aches, Analgesic, Anodyne, Antalgic, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-emetic, Anti-gout, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Anti-helmintic, Anti-Rheumatic, Antispasmodic, Antivomitive, arthritis, Aural disease, bites from poisonous animals, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, Calmative, Calming of nerves, Chronic pain, Cleanses the blood, convulsive state, cramp, Cramps, depurant, Depurative, Diaphoretic, difficult swallowing, Difficulty in swallowing, dificulty in swallowing, disease of ear, disease of the ear, disease of the eye, disorder of swallowing, dispel worms, Diuretic, dog bites, dysphagia, ear complaint, ear trouble, emesis, expel worms, Eye complaints, Eye disease, eye diseases, Eye problems, Gout, helmint, hidrotic, hysteria, Induce sweating, No medical use, no medicinal use, ophthalmic disease, Ophthalmic problems, opthalmic disease, otopathy, Pain, painful disorders, painkiller, pain relief, pain relieving, Pains, pains in general, pain stilling, Pick-me-up, Psychostimulants, Puking, purify blood, purify the blood, relaxant, relaxes the nervous system, Relaxing, relax spasms, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatic disorder, Rheumatism, sedative, soothe, soothes nerves, Soothing, Spasm, Spasmolytic, Stimulant, Stimulants, stimulating, stopping vomiting, sudorific, sweat-inducing, Throwing up, to cleanse the blood, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, treatment for worms, Used as a stimulant, Vermicide, vermifugal, Vermifuge, Vomit, Vomiting, worm, worms

Women's diseases

Emmenagogue, menstrual complaints, menstrual disorder, menstrual disorders, stimulates menstruation

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 Alpha-Pinene, Apigenin, Beta-Pinene, caffeic acid, Caryophyllene, Chlorogenic acid, choline, essential oil, Ferulic acid, gallic acid, Humulene, linalool, marrubiin, Organic acid, pectin, raffinose, Sabinene, Stachyose, Sucrose, Tannic acid, tannin, verbascoside, Δ-cadinene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0580

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