Syrupus Marubiuum,
or Syrupus de Prassio
Syrup of Horehound

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Fernel

Herb Name Horehound Maidenhair Oregano Hyssop Calamint Thyme Savory Scabious Coltsfoot Licorice Polypody Fennel root Parsley root Aniseed Cotton seed Raisins Fat Fig

Latin Marrubium vulgare Adiantum capillus-veneris Oreganum vulgare Hyssopus officinale Calamintha officinalis Thymus vulgaris Satureja montana Scabiosa arvensis Tussilago farfara Glycyrrhiza glabra Polypodium vulgare Foeniculum vulgare Petroselinum crispum Pimpinella anisum Gossypium herbaceum Vitis vinifera Ficus carica Amount 2 oz. 6 drams ea. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 3 drams ea. 2 oz. 10

Preparation:

Boil in 8 lbs. of Honey Water in B.M. to 4 lbs.; add 2 lbs. each of Honey and Sugar; Boil, then perfume with 1 oz. of Orris root

Function:

Clears Cold Phlegm, stops Cough, strengthens the Lungs

Use:

1. Chronic Cough
2. Shortness of Breath
3. Wheezing
4. Asthma
5. Chronic Lung diseases including Lung Ulcers, spitting of Blood, Consumption
6. Also promotes Urine

Dose:

1–2 oz.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

Similar Formulas:

Syrup of Horehound from Pharmacopoeia Augustana.

“This Syrup does cure old Coughs, long diseases of the Breast and Lungs, shortness of Wind [Breath], and chiefly in old men if it come of phlegmatic humours, gross, corrupt and hard to be dissolved”. (Prepositas his Practise)
Back To SYRUPS
Back to FORMULAS
How to Modify a Formula
Substitutes
Weights & Measures