White horehound

Marrubium vulgare

infusion

Very bitter downy leaves, as a tea or cooked with sugar into cough sweets.

Origin

Mediterranean and Central Asia

Where to find it

It grows on waste ground and dry pastures, as far as the American West, where it has naturalized.

Season (United States)

June to September · grows in your region

Preparation

One teaspoon of dried leaves per cup, five to ten minutes in barely simmering water; the infusion is strained and drunk.

Did you know?

“Horehound candies” are still sold in the United States, as in pioneer days.