Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Iroquois Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Poultice of leaves applied to piles. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 433 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Iroquois Drug, Laxative Infusion of leaves given to babies to regulate their bowels. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 431 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Iroquois Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Poultice of leaves applied to face for mumps. 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, Orthopedic Aid Compound decoction given and applied as poultice to baby's broken coccyx. 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, Pediatric Aid Compound decoction given and applied as poultice to baby's broken coccyx. 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, Pediatric 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, Pediatric Aid Infusion of leaves given to babies to regulate their bowels. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 431 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Iroquois Drug, Respiratory Aid Dried leaves smoked for catarrh and asthma. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 431 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Iroquois Drug, Respiratory Aid Infusion of leaves, roots and flowers from another plant used for asthma. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 57 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Iroquois Drug, Toothache Remedy Poultice of leaves applied to face for toothaches. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 431 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Iroquois Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Dried leaves smoked for consumption. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 432 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Isleta Other, Ceremonial Items Leaves used as a ceremonial tobacco. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 44 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Isleta Other, Smoke Plant Leaves used as a ceremonial tobacco. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 44 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Malecite Drug, Dermatological Aid Leaves used for sores and cuts. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 246 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Malecite Drug, Respiratory Aid Plants smoked and used for catarrh. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 248 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Menominee Drug, Pulmonary Aid Root used for pulmonary disease. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 53 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Menominee Other, Smoke Plant Leaf gathered and smoked as an Indian tobacco. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 53 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Micmac Drug, Dermatological Aid Parts of plant used for sores and cuts. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 63 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Micmac Drug, Respiratory Aid Parts of plant used for catarrh and leaves used for asthma. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 63 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Mohegan Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of leaves taken with sugar for colds. Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 118 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Mohegan Drug, Cough Medicine Compound infusion of leaves taken for coughs. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 270 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Mohegan Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of leaves mixed with molasses and taken for coughs. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 77, 132 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Mohegan Drug, Respiratory Aid Dried leaves smoked for asthma. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 77, 132 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Mohegan Drug, Respiratory Aid Leaves smoked for asthma. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Mohegan Drug, Throat Aid Dried leaves smoked for sore throat. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 77, 132 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Mohegan Drug, Throat Aid Leaves smoked for sore throat. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Nanticoke Drug, Febrifuge Poultice of leaves in vinegar bound to neck, head, wrists and feet for fever. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 56, 84 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Navajo Drug, Veterinary Aid Plants 'lighted and smoked for worms in sheep's nose.' Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 156 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Cough Medicine Leaves smoked for cough. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 45 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Febrifuge Leaves smoked for fever. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 45 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Psychological Aid Dried leaves smoked in corn husk 'to clear the mind if lost.' Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 45 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Strengthener Cold infusion of leaves rubbed on bodies of hunters for strength. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 45 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Veterinary Aid Cold infusion of leaves rubbed on bodies of horses for strength. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 45 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Ojibwa Drug, Heart Medicine Peeled roots used as a heart stimulant. Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2304 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Penobscot Drug, Respiratory Aid Dried, powdered leaves smoked for asthma. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Potawatomi Drug, Respiratory Aid Dried leaves smoked in a pipe for asthma and smudged leaves inhaled for catarrh. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 83, 84 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Potawatomi Drug, Stimulant Leaves smudged to revive unconscious person. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 83, 84 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Rappahannock Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of leaves rubbed on human or cattle swellings. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 28 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Rappahannock Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of leaves used as a hot poultice for human or animal sprains. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 28 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Rappahannock Drug, Veterinary Aid Decoction of leaves rubbed or poultice applied to cattle swellings and sprains. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 28 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Salish Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of plants taken for consumption. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 293 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Shinnecock Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of leaves taken with sugar for colds. Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 118 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Thompson Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of leaves taken for colds. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 287 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Thompson Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of leaves taken for coughs. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 287 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Juice rubbed on warts. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 287 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Thompson Other, Ceremonial Items Plant used in the sweat lodge. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 287 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Thompson Other, Smoke Plant Leaf used for smoking. It was cautioned that too much smoking of this plant was poisonous. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 287 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Zuni Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of root used for athlete's foot infection. Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 378 |
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein USDA VETH |
Zuni Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of powdered root applied to sores, rashes and skin infections. Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 378 |