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| Departments » Herbal Medicine » Materia Medica » Verbascum thapsus |
Note - the monographs are provided for informational purposes only, and are not to be used for self-medication.
Verbascum thapsus (Mullein)
| Botanic Name | Verbascum thapsus |
| Common Name | Great Mullein, White Mullein, Torches, Mullein Dock, Our Lady’s Flannel, Velvet Dock, Blanket Herb, Velvet Plant, Woollen, Rag Paper, Candlewick Plant, Wild Ice, etc (Grieve) |
| Family | Scrophulariaceae |
| Parts Used | Dried leaves and flowers |
| Habitat | On dry banks and waste places throughout temperate northern hemisphere(Mills) |
| Constituents | Mucilage
Gum Saponins Volatile oil Flavonoids (hesperidin, verbascoside) Glycosides (aucubin) |
| Actions | Expectorant(Hoffmann)
Demulcent(Hoffmann) Mild diuretic(Hoffmann) Mild sedative(Hoffmann) Vulnerary(Hoffmann) Astringent (Mills)(Mills) |
| Applications | Bronchitis(Hoffmann)
Tracheitis (3) Influenzal cold with respiratory catarrh Topically as a preparation in olive oil for inflamed mucosa (3) Paroxysmal laryngeal cough (Mills)(Mills) Pleurisy with exudation (Mills)(Mills) Hay fever, asthma (Mills)(Mills) |
| Body Systems | Respiratory |
| Dosage | Dried
leaves: 4-8g or by infusion tds (BHP)
Liq. Ext.: 1:1 in 25% alcohol, 4-8mL tds (BHP) |
| Combinations | With Marrubium, Tussilago and Lobelia in acute and chronic bronchitis (BHP) |
| C/I Cautions | None |
| BHP S/I | Bronchitis with hard cough and soreness |