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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