Black Horehound vs Aucklandia lappa

Side-by-side comparison of medicinal herbs

Herb

Black Horehound

Ballota nigra

Digestive

Digestive

Black Horehound

❌ Not recommended in pregnancy

❌ Not recommended while nursing

Aucklandia lappa

❌ Not recommended in pregnancy

❌ Not recommended while nursing

Description

European herb with characteristic unpleasant smell used in folk medicine for nausea, vomiting, motion sickness, and as a nervine.

Fragrant TCM herb that moves liver and spleen qi; used for abdominal pain and digestive stagnation.

Active Compounds

marrubiin, acteoside, terpene ketone, flavonoids

costunolide, dehydrocostus lactone, aplotaxene, cynaropicrin, inulin

Traditional Uses

Treat nausea and vomiting, Motion sickness relief, Nervous system sedation, Traditional European medicine

abdominal pain, digestive stagnation, nausea, liver qi stagnation

Modern Uses

Antiemetic, Sedative, Antispasmodic, Anti-inflammatory

carminative, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, prokinetic

Adult Dosage

2-4ml tincture or 2g herb tea 3x daily

1.5-6g dried root or 200mg extract daily

Contraindications

Pregnancy, Thyroid conditions

yin deficiency heat, excessive fire conditions

Side Effects

GI upset, Sedation, Thyroid effects

GI upset, generally safe at therapeutic doses

Drug Interactions

0 known interactions

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Sources: WHO Monographs · NCCIH · PubMed · Commission E