Horhound na gama-gari shine tsire-tsire na tsire-tsire na shekara-shekara tare da ganyaye masu launin toka-kore kuma an rufe su da laushi, fari gashi. Itacen yana cikin dangin mint kuma asalinsa ne a Turai, Arewacin Afirka, da kudu maso yammacin Asiya. Kalmar “horehound” ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Tsohuwar Ingilishi ta “hārhūne,” wadda ke nufin “tsirar gashi,” tana nufin ganyen shuka. da kuma saman furanni na shuka, wanda ke da ɗanɗano mai ɗaci kuma galibi ana amfani da su don yin shayin magani, maganin tari, da sauran magungunan ganye. An yi imanin cewa shuka yana da fa'idodi daban-daban na kiwon lafiya, ciki har da sanyaya ciwon makogwaro, kawar da matsalolin narkewar abinci, da kuma yin aiki azaman abin da zai taimaka wajen kawar da gamsai daga tsarin numfashi.