Mullein



verbascum thapsus
verbascum thapus
Scrophularace

Herbal Use
Mullein leaves are excellent to use to treat asthma
- a fact not overlooked by pharmaceutical companies.

The dried leaves are sometimes smoked
in an ordinary tobacco pipe to relieve the irritation
of the respiratory mucus membranes.

Fomentations and poultices of the leaves
have been found serviceable in treating hemorrhoids.

Mullein is said to be of much value treating diarrhea.

The flowers impart a yellow color
to boiling water and was used by the Roman ladies
of ancient times to dye their hair a golden color
- 'the golden floures of Mulleyn stiped in lye,
causeth the heare to war yellow,
being washed therewithall'.

And according to another old recipe,
the ashes of the plant made into a soap will restore
hair which has become gray to its original color.

The seeds of Mullein are said to intoxicate fish
when thrown into the water, and are used
by poachers for that purpose, being slightly narcotic.


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