Tennessee Smart Yards Native Plants
A comprehensive database of Tennessee native plants
Water Horehound, American Horehound, American Bugleweed
 Photo Courtesy John Hilty http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/  Photo Courtesy John Hilty http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/ |
Water Horehound, American Horehound, American BugleweedLycopus americanusFull to part sun, wet to moderately wet moisture level, prefers rich organic soil but tolerant of most soils except rocky, moderately acid to slightly alkaline pH. 1-3 ft. height, blooms late summer into fall, white flowers, spreads at a moderate rate by rhizomes.Germination Code: A, DNative Region: StatewideCan be weedy or invasive. One of the non-aromatic mints typical of wetland sites. Not particularly showy. Attracts bees and butterflies.flower;sun;wet;clay |
Tennessee Smart Yards Native Plants 
Can you use the horehound weed that grows in Tennessee to make candy for coughs
I am not very knowledgeable about medicinal uses of wild plants but from what I can find, it would be pretty iffy to use it to make candy. Flavor could be quite different. However, a tincture of the plant can be used for coughs among other things. Check out this website
http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/l/lycopus-americanus=water-horehound.php
My grandmother made cough-drop candies out of the kind that grew native along the creek bank on her farm. I don’t know the recipe, but there was molasses involved.