The Andorn (Marrubium vulgare) is belonged a welfare plant and to the

The plant becomes 30-80 cm highly with 4-kantigen stacks. The white blooms are arranged in close Scheinquirlen in the Blattachseln. One recognizes the Andorn by the hakig verdornten points of the ten therefore also its German name. The whole plant smells easily thymianartig.

Occurrence

The Andorn belongs like Katzenminze, Wermut and Beifuss to the Ruderalpflanzen, which accompanied the settlements of humans since the Jungsteinzeit.

Effect

Plinius refers to its effect against queue bites and poison. After Walafried Strabo helps Andorntee against "“annoying anxieties"”. Up-to-date the following effects are indicated: and galletreibend; helps with loss of appetite; easily rule-promoting.

The Andorn contains the glykosidischen bitter material Marrubin, ethereal oils, Schleim, resins, waxes and Gerbstoffe.

Spreading

The circulation area extends over south and Central Europe. One finds it partial also in Northern Europe. It is threatened from becoming extinct. To the preferential locations belong dry slopes, pastures and edges of way, lean meadows and debris places.

Literature

• Mannfried Pahlow: The large book of the herbs, Augsburg 2002, ISBN 3-8289-1839-5
• Gunter Steinbach (Hrsg.): Berries, game vegetable, herbs, mosaic publishing house, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-576-10696-0
• Hans Dieter Stoffler: The Hortulus of the Walafrid Strabo. From the herb garden of the monastery Reichenau, Thorbecke, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-7995-3506-3

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