Botanical Index No. 729

Mullein

verbascum spp.

Medicinal Actions

Analgesic, Antiherpetic, Antiinflammatory, Antiperiodic, Antispasmodic, Antiviral, Astringent, Decongestant, Diuretic, Expectorant, Narcotic, Sedative, Colic, analgesic, antiherpetic, antiinflammatory, antiperiodic, antispasmodic, antiviral, astringent, decongestant, diuretic, expectorant, narcotic, sedative

Primary Conditions Treated

Demulcent Emollient Mucilaginous Nervine Pectoral Vulnerary Abscess Adenopathy Alopecia Amenorrhea Arthrosis Asthma Athlete’s Foot Bite Bronchosis Bruise Burn Calculus Cancer cervix gland stomach Catarrh Cervicosis Cholera Coccyx Cold Congestion Convulsion Corn Cough Cramp Croup Cystosis Deafness Dentition Dermatosis Diarrhea Diphtheria Dropsy Dysentery Dysuria Earache Eczema Enterosis Enuresis Erysipelas Fever Fit Flu Furuncle Gastrosis Hemoptysis Hepatosis Hemorrhoid Herpes Hiccup Hysteria Induration Infection Inflammation Insomnia Itch Lacrimation Laryngosis Lunacy Malaria Mange Migraine Mucososis Nephrosis Nervousness Neuralgia Ophthalmia Otosis Pain Parotosis Pharyngosis Prickly Heat Proctosis Pulmonosis Rash Respirosis Rheumatism Scabies Sore Sore Throat Splenosis Sprain Swelling Syncope Tinnitus Toothache Trachosis Tuberculosis Tumor Urogenitosis UTI Virus Wart Water Retention Worm Wound demulcent emollient mucilaginous nervine pectoral vulnerary

General Dosage

3–4 tsp flowers/cup water 1–2 ×/day; 3–4 g flowers/day; 1 tsp flowers/cold tea; 1–2 tbsp fresh leaf; 2–3 g dry leaf; 2 g dry leaf/cup boiling water; 1–2 tsp leaf or flower 3–4 ×/day; 1–2 g leaf or flower 3 ×/day; 1–4 ml leaf or flower tincture 3–4 ×/day; 3–4 g drug/day; 20–30 drops tincture several ×/day; 2–5 ml liquid herb extract.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 1. None known or reported.

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