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Definition of Marrubium
1. Noun. Old World aromatic herbs: horehound.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Labiatae, Family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, Mint Family
Member holonyms: Horehound
Definition of Marrubium
1. n. A genus of bitter aromatic plants, sometimes used in medicine; hoarhound.
Definition of Marrubium
1. Noun. Any of the genus ''Marrubium'' of bitter aromatic plants; hoarhound. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Marrubium
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Marrubium
Literary usage of Marrubium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Origin and History of All the Pharmacopeial Vegetable Drugs, Chemicals and by John Uri Lloyd (1921)
"marrubium (Horehound) In all the early editions, marrubium occupied a place in
the Secondary List ... Horehound, marrubium vulgare, is indigenous to Europe, ..."
2. A Guide to Therapeutics and Materia Medica by Robert Farquharson (1877)
"The leaves and tops of marrubium vulgare, US Used as a domestic remedy for catarrh,
in the form sf decoction (Jj.'to Oj.), syrup, and candy. ..."
3. Specific Diagnosis and Specific Medication by John William Fyfe, John Milton Scudder (1909)
"It exercises a tonic influence upon the stomach, and is deemed a remedy of curative
power in atonic dyspepsia. marrubium vulgare is tonic, ..."
4. Medical lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science by Robley Dunglison (1856)
"Dose, gss to 5], in infusion ; dose of extract, gr. x to ^ss. marrubium, Leonurus
cardiaca — m. Album, marrubium—m. Apulum, marrubium — m. ..."
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