08/23/2026
Verbascum thapsus, the great mullein, greater mullein or common mullein, is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced in the Americas, Australia and New Zealand.
Mullein is a fantastic plant that often gets the horrible name "hunters toilet paper ". It has a lot more uses than cleaning dirty backsides and the plants merits are many. Often found growing in wasteland scenarios or along roadside ditches, Mullein is a plant they can survive in the worst of soils. It's sends up a cane of yellow flowers that often dot the roadsides
A sweeter tea can be made by infusing the fresh or dried flower
Leaves and flowers can be used in salads
Medical Uses
******The seeds are slightly narcotic and also contain saponins
The leaves and the flowers anti-inflammatory and is great for sprains and pulled muscles in a mash
Boil the leaves in vinegar and water and use like bandage for arthritis, frostbite, gout, or painful skin condition
The leaves make great bandages because they are antiseptic and an astringent
An expectorant herbal tea can be made from the leaves and it acts by reducing the formation of mucus and stimulating the coughing up of phlegm.
For nasal congestion, flu, inflammation of nerve tissue, nerve pain, steam a some of the flowers to help reduce inflammation.
Tea makes good remedy for cough, hoarseness, bronchitis, sinusitis, tuberculosis, bronchial catarrh, mumps, and whooping cough.
A tincture of the flowers is used for migraine headaches
Can be used in a compress for hemorrhoids
The juice of the plant and powder made from the dried roots is said to quickly remove rough warts when rubbed on them
Also the root is used to help you urinate if you are having issues in a tea form.
A paste of the roots is said to alleviate toothaches and even relive cramps
