Mullein Flowers, Verbascum Thapsus

  • Botanical Name – Verbascum Thapsus
  • Family Name – Scrophulariaceae
  • Other Name – Great mullein

Uses of Mullein Flowers

  • Haemorrhoidal conditions
  • Eczema
  • Cough
  • Asthma
  • Skin conditions
  • How to use in different diseases
  • As poultices is useful for haemorrhoidal conditions
  • Mullein oil is helpful for earache and discharge from the ear, and for any eczema of the external ear and its canal
  • The tea and tincture have also been used to treat asthma
  • An oil is useful for itching and other skin conditions

Parts Used

Flowers and oil

Dose

  • Oil – Twice daily
  • Tea – 2 to 4gm
  • Tincture – 2ml

Preparations

Oil, Tea, Tincture