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Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Abnaki Drug, Pediatric Aid
Roots used to make a necklace worn by teething babies.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 171
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Abnaki Drug, Pediatric Aid
Used by children for teething.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Abnaki Drug, Toothache Remedy
Plant made into a magical necklace and worn by children for teething.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Abnaki Drug, Toothache Remedy
Roots used to make a necklace worn by teething babies.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 171
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Abnaki Drug, Toothache Remedy
Used by children for teething.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Atsugewi Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Decoction of leaves taken for rheumatism.
Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 140
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Atsugewi Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Decoction of leaves taken for rheumatism.
Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 140
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Atsugewi Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of leaves taken for colds.
Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 140
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Atsugewi Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of leaves taken for colds.
Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 140
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Atsugewi Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of pounded, raw leaves applied to cuts.
Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 140
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Atsugewi Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of raw leaves applied to cuts.
Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 140
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Atsugewi Drug, Diaphoretic
Crushed leaves rubbed over the body in the sweatbath.
Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 140
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Atsugewi Drug, Unspecified
Crushed leaves rubbed over the body during a sweatbath.
Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 140
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Catawba Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of smashed leaves applied to pain.
Speck, Frank G., 1937, Catawba Medicines and Curative Practices, Publications of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 1:179-197, page 190
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Catawba Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of smashed leaves applied to swellings, bruises and wounds.
Speck, Frank G., 1937, Catawba Medicines and Curative Practices, Publications of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 1:179-197, page 190
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Catawba Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Poultice of smashed leaves applied to sprains.
Speck, Frank G., 1937, Catawba Medicines and Curative Practices, Publications of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 1:179-197, page 190
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Catawba Drug, Pediatric Aid
Decoction of roots given to children with croup.
Speck, Frank G., 1937, Catawba Medicines and Curative Practices, Publications of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 1:179-197, page 190
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Catawba Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Decoction of roots given to children with croup.
Speck, Frank G., 1937, Catawba Medicines and Curative Practices, Publications of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 1:179-197, page 190
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic
Compound taken for 'pains.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine
Compound decoction of leaf taken with brown sugar or honey as a cough syrup.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Leaves rubbed under armpits for 'prickly rash' and flowers used on sores.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Cherokee Drug, Gland Medicine
Scalded leaves used on swollen glands.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of root or leaf taken for 'female trouble.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Cherokee Drug, Kidney Aid
Infusion of root taken 'for kidneys' and used to bathe legs for 'dropsy.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Leaves wrapped around neck for mumps and scalded leaves used on swollen glands.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Poultice of beaten leaves applied to the throat for diphtheria.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 57
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Creek Drug, Cough Medicine
Compound decoction of root taken for coughs.
Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 660661
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Creek Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of roots taken as a cough remedy.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 57
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Delaware Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of heated leaves applied to the joints and body for rheumatism pain and swelling.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Delaware Drug, Cough Medicine
Leaves combined with coltsfoot, plum root and glycerine and used as a syrup for coughs.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Delaware Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Leaves combined with coltsfoot, plum root and glycerine and used as a syrup for lung trouble.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Delaware Drug, Respiratory Aid
Leaves combined with coltsfoot, plum root and glycerine and used as a syrup for catarrh.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of heated leaves applied for rheumatic pain.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30, 31
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of heated leaves used for rheumatism.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30, 80
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Cold Remedy
Leaves used for colds.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 80
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Cough Medicine
Compound containing leaves taken for catarrh, coughs and lung trouble.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30, 31
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Compound decoction of leaves taken for lung trouble.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30, 80
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Respiratory Aid
Compound decoction of leaves taken for catarrh.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 30, 80
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Delaware, Ontario Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of crushed leaves applied to bruises for pain and swelling.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 66, 82
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Delaware, Ontario Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of crushed leaves applied to bruises for swelling and pain.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 66
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Hopi Drug, Anticonvulsive
Leaves smoked with onosmodium for 'fits,' craziness and witchcraft.
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 33, 92
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Hopi Drug, Psychological Aid
Compound of plant smoked by persons not in their 'right mind.'
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 92
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Hopi Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Compound of plant smoked as cure for persons 'with power to charm.'
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 92
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Iroquois Drug, Anticonvulsive
Dried leaves smoked for bad hiccoughs.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 432
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Iroquois Drug, Antidiarrheal
Compound decoction of roots and leaves taken for diarrhea with blood.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 432
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine
Complex compound taken as blood purifier.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 432
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of whole plant given to babies with a rash.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 432
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of leaves applied to swellings, abscesses, sores and erysipelas.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 432
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Iroquois Drug, Ear Medicine
Poultice of heated leaves applied for earaches.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 432
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
USDA VETH
Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge
Decoction of leaves taken for fevers.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 433