This is a harmless and yet a very important and useful remedy. It is found growing along creeks and rocky places, and should be gathered in the months of July and August.

Medical properties and uses. -- In order to get the full medical force of this plant a tea should be made from the green leaf and tops. It is especially an expectorant and diaphoretic. In this form I know of no remedy that will break up a cold on the lungs and bronchial tubes quicker than hot tea made from the hoarhound plant. It readily restores the arrested secretions to their normal standard. The way it should be used for colds on the lungs is as follows: Make a strong tea of the leaves and tops, sweeten with loaf sugar or honey, and take a hot foot bath, then drink the hot tea and immediately go to bed and cover up warm, and the result will be, in a majority of cases, free expectoration in twelve hours from the time it is taken.