Often called toad herb or blonde mallow, the horehound hides a wide pallet of benefits.
This European plant that often can be found on the sides of the roads, among debris or in abandoned places, it grows freely and wilds in the form of a forest with numerous stems and few branches that are covered with white and very beautiful flowers between the moths of June and August. It pleasant aroma reminds of the smell of the apples.
The healing powers of the horehound it isn’t a news, taking horehound for a cough or a cold was one of the natural remedies used by the early settlers of Australia. The reputation of its powers proceeds the horehound and it is used in various forms as extracts, teas, cough drops, and cough syrups, for various conditions mainly in the digestive system, inflammation. But it also has substances that improve your cardiovascular health and reduce the risks of heart disease
If you want to eliminate toxins from your body, improve proper digestion, clean your body we’ll present to you with a recipe with which you can achieve the desired results.
For stomach and digestive problems:
Ingredients:
- 30 g of horehound
- 1 liter of white wine
Preparation and method of consumption:
Put the horehound in a bottle along with the white wine and allow them to merge their properties and let the mixture to rest for seven days. After seven days you are ready to consume the remedy, drink a small glass of this mixture after each meal.
To lose weight:
Ingredients:
- 60 g of fresh horehound leaves
- 2 ½ of water
- 1 container from glass that can be heated
Preparation and method of consumption:
Heat the glass vessel and place the horehound leaves inside, then add the boiling water. Cover the bowl and let it rest for 10 minutes then mix it with a spoon and if you like you can sweeten it with a little honey or brown sugar.
Drink out of this infusion while is still hot and every time prepare a new one
Take no more than three cups a day and after a few weeks, you will start noticing the difference.
For fatty liver:
Ingredients:
- 2 leaves of barberry
- 2 leaves of horehound
- 2 sheets of agrimony
- 1 cumin root
- 1 root of an anchor
Preparation and method of consumption:
Mix all the ingredients in a blender and once they are well mixed into homogeneous paste take a spoonful and add it to a cup of boiling water. Let rest for 10 minutes and mix the preparation with a spoon.
It is recommended to take three cups a day to see results.
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