Horehound Fluid Extract
Horehound Fluid Extract is a fluid extract of Marrubium vulgare leaf, giving dietary supplement and food-and-beverage developers a concentrated botanical base. Bio-Botanica produces it through the low-heat Bio-Chelated cold-extraction process at its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York, preserving a full-spectrum leaf profile.
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What Is Horehound Fluid Extract?
Horehound Fluid Extract is pressed from the leaf of Marrubium vulgare, the bitter, woolly mint-family herb behind old-fashioned horehound candies and traditional European tonics. Bio-Botanica supplies it as a full-spectrum, non-standardized hydro-ethanolic liquid, giving supplement and beverage developers a concentrated, dose-ready form of this classic bitter botanical. Liquid delivery keeps the herb's characteristic bitter principle immediately available in a finished syrup or shot.
Market Demand
Bitter botanicals are seeing renewed interest as consumers rediscover traditional digestive and cleansing herbs, and horehound carries both nostalgia and heritage credibility. The craft-bitters and traditional-lozenge revival has kept horehound in front of a new generation of consumers. As liquid herbal formats expand, a ready-to-dose horehound fluid lets brands bring that time-honored bitter into tinctures, shots, and syrups without formulating from raw herb.
Formulation Applications
The fluid works in hydro-alcoholic tinctures, traditional syrups, bitters blends, and liquid supplements, and its assertive bitterness anchors amaro-style and digestive concepts alongside other aromatic herbs. Horehound is traditionally associated with detox and cleansing support, offered as structure/function positioning rather than a consumer health claim.
Why Formulators Choose Bio-Botanica
Family-owned since 1972, Bio-Botanica extracts this leaf at its FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York using the proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat process that holds a Holistically Balanced profile of naturally occurring constituents. Every lot passes onsite HPLC, ICP/MS, microbial, and USP testing, and Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification is available on request.
Common Buyer Questions
What is Horehound Fluid Extract, and what species and plant part does it come from?
Horehound Fluid Extract is a fluid extract made from the leaf of Horehound (Marrubium vulgare), a member of the Lamiaceae family, native to Europe, North Africa, and Central Asia. It is produced by Bio-Botanica through our proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process, which is designed to preserve a Holistically Balanced, full-spectrum profile of its naturally occurring constituents.
What extract form is this, and what is it carried in?
This is a Fluid Extract, and the extraction solvent is ethanol. The fluid extract is a concentrated liquid form of the botanical. The exact carrier and any processing details are documented on the Spec Sheet/TDS that accompanies samples.
Does Horehound Fluid Extract contain alcohol?
Yes — as a fluid extract, Horehound Fluid Extract is an ethanol (alcohol)-based extract. For exact residual solvent levels specific to your batch, refer to the Spec Sheet/TDS and representative COA.
Is Horehound Fluid Extract standardized to a specific compound?
Horehound Fluid Extract is a full-spectrum, Holistically Balanced extract and is non-standardized. It is designed to reflect the naturally occurring constituents of the leaf rather than an isolated, quantified compound.
What applications and formats is Horehound Fluid Extract suited for?
Horehound Fluid Extract is formulated for ingestible applications, meaning dietary supplements and food and beverage products. As a fluid extract, it serves as a concentrated botanical base that formulators dose and blend according to their own product specifications.
What industries and positioning does Horehound Fluid Extract fit?
It fits the Dietary Supplements and Food and Beverage categories as an ingredient. For brand positioning, Horehound is traditionally associated with areas such as Detox Support — framing intended for structure/function positioning only, not a consumer health claim.
Where does the Horehound originate?
Horehound (Marrubium vulgare) is native to Europe, North Africa, and Central Asia. Sourcing and country-of-origin details for a given lot are documented on the TDS that accompanies samples.
How does Horehound Fluid Extract behave for solubility and compatibility?
As a liquid extract, Horehound Fluid Extract blends into liquid and hydro-alcoholic systems; the carrier is ethanol. We recommend reviewing the Spec Sheet/TDS and evaluating a sample within your specific formulation to confirm compatibility and handling.
What certifications are available for this ingredient?
Bio-Botanica operates under NSF, cGMP, and FSSC 22000 quality systems, and Kosher, Halal, and Organic certification is available. Our facility in Hauppauge, New York is FDA-inspected; specific certification for your order can be confirmed with our team.
What documentation ships with Horehound Fluid Extract?
Samples ship with a Spec Sheet/TDS, a representative Certificate of Analysis (COA), and a Safety Data Sheet (SDS). These document the extract form, carrier, and testing so your team can evaluate the ingredient against your specifications.
How is Horehound Fluid Extract sold, and what about samples and MOQ?
Horehound Fluid Extract is sold in bulk to formulators and brands, not as a finished consumer product, and is offered in pack sizes of 20 kg and 200 kg. Pricing is available by requesting a formal quote — our team quotes to your chosen pack size and volume, and samples ship with full documentation so you can assess fit before committing.
How is Horehound Fluid Extract manufactured and tested?
Horehound Fluid Extract is manufactured at Bio-Botanica's FDA-inspected cGMP facility in Hauppauge, New York using our proprietary Bio-Chelated low-heat cold-extraction process. Testing is performed in our onsite quality lab using instrumentation including HPLC, UPLC-MS/MS, GC/MS, LC/MS, and ICP/MS, covering identity, microbial, USP, and heavy-metal testing from raw-material intake through finished product, supported by third-party labs.