HORE′HOUND

Syn. White horehound ; Marrubium vulgare (Linn.), L. This herb has long been a popular remedy in chronic pulmonary complaints, especially catarrh, and in uterine and liver affections. Horehound tea ( THEA MARUBII, INFUSUM MARUBII ) is prepared by infusing 1 oz. of the herb in boiling water, 1 pint, for an hour;—syrup of horehound ( SYRUPUS MARUBII ), by thickening the infusion of tea with sugar;—candied horehound ( MARUBIUM CONDITUM ), by mixing 1 pint of horehound juice with 8 or 10 lbs. of white sugar, boiling the mixture to a candy height, and pouring it, whilst warm, into moulds, or small paper cases, well dusted with finely powdered lump-sugar; or by pouring it out on a dusted slab, and cutting it into squares. See Candying .