Verbascum thapsus
Common Name: mullein
Other Names: cowboy’s toilet paper (wipe with the grain), great mullein, Aaron’s rod, candlewick plant, cow lungwort, velvet dock, flannel plant, feltwort, shepherd’s staff, torches, our lady’s flannel, blanket herb, rag paper, wild ice leaf, clown’s lungwort, Peter’s staff, Jacob’s staff, shepherd’s club, beggar’s stalk, Adam’s flannel, beggar’s blanket, fluffweed, hare’s beard, old man’s flannel, white mullein, mullein dock
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Constituents:
- mucilage (polysaccharides) soothe irritated tissues
- saponins stimulate fluid production, thinning the mucus increasing expectoration
- tannins, volatile oils, fats, proteins
- flavonoids (verbascoside, hesperidin) & iridoid glycosides decrease inflammation
- terpenoids
Nutrients:
- calcium
- magnesium
- iron
- beta-carotene
- manganese
- phosphorous
- potassium
- selenium
- zinc
- vitamins B1, B2, B3
- Vitamin C
