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You are here: Home / Blog / Common Mullein: Cautions, Edible, Medicinal & Other Uses

Common Mullein: Cautions, Edible, Medicinal & Other Uses

August 17, 2016 by Mike 6 Comments

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Common Mullein, Verbascum thapsus, is a medicinal plant asthma suffers may want to know. Though it sounds strange the leaves were dried, ground, and smoked to relieve asthma attacks. Beyond that this plant has been used for a variety of ailments from colds and coughs to rashes and wounds. The plant has such a long history that the Romans used to dip the flower spikes in grease and use them as torches. The leaves are still used to this day as wicks.

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Common Mullein Sources:

Audubon Guides Box Set – Birds, Tree, Wildflowers & Mammals. Computer Software.Green Mountain Digital. Version: 2.3. Web. Jul 10, 2014.

Culpeper, M.D., Nicholas. Culpeper Color Herbal. Ed. David Potterton. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1983. Print. pg. 130

Felter, Harvey Wickes, M.D., and John Uri Lloyd, Phr. M., Ph. D. King’s American Dispensatory, Vol. 2. Cincinnati: The Ohio Valley Company, 1905. pg. 2054-2055

Foster, Steven and James A. Duke. The Peterson Field Guide Series; A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America. 2nd. ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000. Print. pg. 130-131

Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey. Cherokee Plants and Their Uses- A 400 Year History. North Carolina: Herald Publishing. 1975. Print. pg. 45

Herrick, James William. Iroquois Medical Botany. Ph.D. Thesis, New York: State University of New York, Albany 1977. Print. pg. 215-216

Moerman Daniel E., Native American Ethnobotany, Portland: Timber Press. 1998. Print. pg. 590-591

Newcomb, Lawrence. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1977. Print. pg. 188-189

Peterson, Lee Allen. The Peterson Field Guide Series; A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants; Eastern and Central North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1977. Print. pg. 72-73

United States Department of Agriculture. Natural Resources Conservation Services. Web.

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Comments

  1. Rita says

    June 29, 2018 at 6:45 PM

    I found a mullein plant growing that we didn’t plant, I read up on it and was surprised to see all the different ways this plant could be used. Nice article btw

    Reply
    • Mike says

      July 10, 2018 at 10:47 AM

      Hi Rita, Thank you.

      Reply
  2. Carrol says

    July 7, 2018 at 12:16 PM

    thank you for this great info. I am wondering why we would use this plant medicinally if it contains Rotenone and Coumarin. My husband is on blood thinning meds now due to a tumour in his lung that has not grown. Using Mullein tea, his cough has almost disappeared. In your opinion, how potent is the Rotenone and Coumarin? I was surprised to read this as most info I read did not mention it

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    • Mike says

      July 10, 2018 at 10:45 AM

      Hi Carrol,
      I know coumarin is the active ingredient in blood thinners, other than that I am not a medical professional. Sorry but this project about the historical uses of plants only. I would suggest talking to a doctor before using any plant with a prescribed medicine. For example, Spinach is high in Vitamin K and can effect an INR reading.

      -Mike

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  3. Joan says

    July 17, 2018 at 9:24 AM

    Great article. We have a Mullien plant growing and didn’t know what it was. Thanks for the info.

    Reply
    • Mike says

      July 23, 2018 at 3:29 PM

      Thank you and you are welcome.
      -Mike

      Reply

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