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	Mullein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Mullein is specific for bronchitis with hard cough and soreness.
		The leaves and flowers are used to reduce mucous and stimulate coughing up of phlegm.
		Mullein has been shown to exhibit antiviral activity against herpesvirus type 1.
	www.friedli.com /herbs/mullein.html (92 words)

	Mullein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The herb mullein is an old-time remedy for bronchitis and dry, unproductive coughs.
		Mullein is a good expectorant, and in the process of clearing out the congestion, it also soothes mucous membranes of the respiratory tract.
		Mullein is a common plant in the Western United States mountain areas.
	www.symmcorp.com /info/mullein.htm (119 words)

	Mullein
		Mullein is believed to possess demulcent, emollient, and astringent properties and is useful in treating both bleeding of the lungs (tuberculosis) and of the bowels.
		Mullein is one of the very best herbs that treat a wide variety of childhood ailments, including tonsillitis, chickenpox, measles and mumps-especially when it's used in conjunction with catnip.
		Mullein is a valuable herb for coughs and congestion, and is a specific treatment for tracheitis and bronchitis.
	www.herbs2000.com /herbs/herbs_mullein.htm (1315 words)

	Mullein Leaf Herbal Supplement from Herbal Extracts Plus
		Mullein is a biennial plant that is native to regions bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
		Mullein is the plant that Ulysses took with him on his legendary voyage to protect himself against the wiles of the enchantress, Circe; and in Rome, General Agrippa said the fragrance would overpower demons.
		Mullein is said to show strong overall anti-inflammatory activity and has been said to be effective in treating swellings, especially when lymph nodes in the throat, neck, arms, and groin swell or are congested.
	www.herbalextractsplus.com /mullein.cfm (928 words)

	Common Mullein
		Since mullein can't grow in shade, the seeds can lay in the soil, waiting until plants around them die or are removed.
		Common Mullein can be an annoying weed when it grows in someone's garden.
		Mullein rosettes are easy to pull up though, since they have shallow roots.
	www.fcps.k12.va.us /StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/common_mullein.htm (389 words)

	Herbal Remedies ~ Mullein
		Mullein is an old-time remedy for bronchitis and dry, unproductive coughs.
		Mullein is valued for its ability to loosen mucus and move it out of the body making it a valuable ally for lung problems.
		Mullein has also been used to treat lymphatic congestion and as an anti-spasmodic and astringent herb.
	www.herbalremediesinfo.com /Mullein.html (182 words)

	Mullein - Herb Information and Mullein Recipes
		When mullein flower stalks were burned as torches, the ashes were collected and used to produce a shampoo.
		Medicinally, mullein was infused in olive oil to formulate a remedy for bruises, insect bites, hemorrhoids and earache.
		Mullein does make an excellent tea or is a nice addition to cough syrups to ease a scratchy throat.
	herbalmusings.com /Mullein.htm (463 words)

	Mullein Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine - Find Articles
		Mullein is known by many names reflecting the numerous medicinal and practical uses people have found for this beneficial wayside herb throughout its long association with human communities.
		Mullein tea, made from the flowers and leaf, is a beneficial remedy for bronchitis, sore throat, tonsillitis, dry coughs, and hoarseness.
		Mullein leaves should be harvested before the herb is in blossom, leaving at least two thirds of the foliage on the plant.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2603/is_0005/ai_2603000534 (1078 words)

	Herbcraft - Mullein...
		Mullein flower oil is often combined with infused Garlic oil (which is antibacterial and antiviral), and there are few remedies as effective for ear infections...
		Mullein is especially good for treating dry coughs that shake the frame of the body, and should be thought of whenever there is "wheezing".
		Mullein is one of the plants that's ideal to use in such a way, as it's spirit has reached out and touched so many people I've met, and among those many who really weren't all on board with the idea of plants having a spirit and consciousness of their own.
	www.herbcraft.org /mullein.html (1879 words)

	Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Mullein also contains coumarin and rotenone, a natural insecticide and fish poison, which is supposed to be non-toxic to mammals.
		Mullein seeds, which are tiny, are reported to be toxic and have been used as a narcotic to stun fish.
		Mullein is easily controlled by weeding, though I don't know why you'd want to except in wilderness and natural areas, where it's often considered an invasive species.
	www.cloudnet.com /~djeans/FlwPlant/commonMullein.htm (841 words)

	Mullein
		Mullein is a sun-loving weed commonly found on bare hillsides, worn out fields, closely grazed pastures, fence rows that are not too overgrown, and other waste places.
		Mullein is a biennial easily eradicated by cultivation in fields and gardens.
		Although not officially recognized as a drug plant, mullein -- once thought to be a remedy for leprosy -- contains a mild narcotic and has been commonly used for home remedies such as a tea, from the leaves, for catarrh or as a sedative.
	www.newton.dep.anl.gov /natbltn/400-499/nb466.htm (631 words)

	Mullein
		Mullein is high in vitamins A, D, and B-complex, iron, potassium, magnesium, and sulpher.
		Mullein is best known as one of the safest and most effective herbs known for cough remedy.
		Mullein leaves may be dried, ground, or crumbled to provide a light base for herbal smoking mixtures.
	www.geocities.com /littleflowers_2000/mullein.htm (1088 words)

	Mullein Picture Monograph
		Mullein is a biennial plant, with a straight, tall, stout, woolly, generally simple stem, occasionally with 1 or 2 branches above, winged by the decurrent bases of the leaves, and from 3 to 5 feet high.
		The flowers are of a golden-yellow color, rotate, nearly sessile, in a dense, spiked, club-shaped raceme; calyx 5-parted and downy; corolla 5-lobed, rotate, lobes broad, rounded, and somewhat unequal; stamens 5, the two lower smooth, the rest downy.
		Mullein is common to the United States, growing in recent clearings, along the sides of roads, in uncultivated fields, etc., flowering from June to August.
	www.herbdatanz.com /mullein_picture_monograph.htm (637 words)

	Mullein
		Mullein has served many purposes over the centuries, from making candlewicks to casting out evil spirits, but as medicine it was primarily used to treat diarrhea, respiratory diseases, and hemorrhoids.
		Mullein is often combined with other herbs in oil preparations to soothe the pain of ear infections (otitis media, or middle ear infection, but not “swimmer’s ear,” an external ear infection), and one study provides preliminary support for this use.
		Mullein leaves and flowers are on the FDA’s GRAS (generally recognized as safe) list, and there have been no credible reports of serious adverse effects.
	www.al-hikmah.org /mullein.asp (669 words)

	Mullein
		Historically, mullein has been used by herbalists as a remedy for the respiratory tract, particularly in cases of irritating coughs with bronchial congestion.
		A tea of mullein is made by pouring 1 cup (250 ml) of boiling water over 1–2 teaspoons (5–10 grams) of dried leaves or flowers and steeping for ten to fifteen minutes.
		Mullein is sometimes combined with other demulcent or expectorant herbs when used to treat coughs and bronchial irritation.
	www.gianteagle.com /healthnotes/Herb/Mullein.htm (534 words)

	Mullein Leaf
		Mullein leaf and flower is an expectorant and demulcent (soothing) herb.
		Mullein is most effective when combined with herbs with similar qualities, such as slippery elm bark and elecampane root.
		Mullein flowers are also made into an oil for the treatment of frostbite, ringworm, hemorrhoids and bruises.
	www.bellybytes.com /nourish/mullein_leaf.html (208 words)

	Mullein
		The mullein alleviates irritation and has an expectorant effect due to its mucin and saponin content.
		Mullein does very well under Kansas growing conditions, and is seen growing in healthy stands near roadsides, ditches, river banks, and other non-mowed areas.
		The growing condition mullein does not appear to like is too much mulch, especially if the mulch is applied over the top of the plant, or gets into the inner whorl, as we saw in one set of plots where we applied wood chip mulch as weed control.
	www.oznet.ksu.edu /ksherbs/mullein.htm (705 words)

	Mullein, Great
		Mullein is said to be of much value in diarrhoea, from its combination of demulcent with astringent properties, by this combination strengthening the bowels at the same time.
		Mullein oil is recommended for earache and discharge from the ear, and for any eczema of the external ear and its canal.
		Mullein juice and powder made from the dried roots rubbed on rough warts was said to quickly remove them, though it was not recommended as equally efficacious for smooth warts.
	www.nisbett.com /herbs/m/mulgre63.html (2542 words)

	Mullein
		Mullein has been known since the time of Ulysses, who is said to have used it as protection from evil spirits.
		Mullein's large, yellow flowers have a honey-like fragrance and an almond-like taste.
		Mullein may be taken as a crushed herb or in a tea.
	www.pdrhealth.com /drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/herbaldrugs/101980.shtml (209 words)

	Mullein herb - A City Herbal by Maida Silverman - Ash Tree Publishing
		Mullein was known in Greek as Flego and Fluma, that is, "to set on fire." According to one writer, "it served as a wick to put into lamps to burn." The leaves were rolled and dried and used as wicks for oil lamps and candles, and made excellent tinder.
		Mullein was known to the Pennsylvania Dutch as Wolla Graut.
		Mullein was a plant of Saturn, the planet of evil, who ruled all poisonous herbs and plants of ill repute that were employed by the followers of the devil.
	www.ashtreepublishing.com /Book_City_Herbal_Mullen.htm (1766 words)

	Mullein
		Mullein contains a high proportion of mucilage (large sugar molecules); mucilage is generally thought to have a soothing effect.
		Mullein is traditionally combined with other herbs in oil preparations to soothe the pain of ear infections (otitis media, or middle ear infection, but not “swimmer’s ear,” an external ear infection), and one study provides preliminary support for this use (see next section).
		Oral mullein is said to be most effective when combined with other herbs of similar qualities, such as yerba santa, marshmallow, cherry bark, and elecampane, but there is no evidence to support this belief.
	healthlibrary.epnet.com /GetContent.aspx?token=e0498803-7f62-4563-8d47-5fe33da65dd4&chunkiid=21821 (785 words)

	Mullein
		Mullein is a hardy biennial that can grow to six feet in height, but is usually only a foot or so, producing oval to lance-shaped, hairy, grayish-green leaves and spikes of bright yellow flowers.
		Mullein is from the same family as the Foxglove, a noted source for the heart stimulant, digoxin.
		Mullein tea was also used to relieve pain, especially that of arthritis, as well as other painful conditions.
	www.innvista.com /health/herbs/mullein.htm (675 words)

	PCA Alien Plant Working Group - Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
		First year mullein plants are low-growing rosettes of bluish gray-green, feltlike leaves that range from 4-12 inches in length and 1-5 inches in width.
		Mullein plants are easily hand pulled on loose soils due to relatively shallow tap roots.
		Another agent, the mullein moth (Cucullia verbasci) has been tested in the U.S. and is considered to be a relatively safe control agent because of its consistent feeding and development on mullein species.
	www.nps.gov /plants/alien/fact/veth1.htm (1219 words)

	Information on the herb mullein.
		Please note that we are not advocating that people stop using their normal medication, but would like to make people aware that some alternative therapies can be very effective to help treat problems and create a healthier, younger and more vital you.
		Mullein is a hardy biennial with gray-green, woolly leaves and yellow flowers in the summer.
		Externally, mullein is used to treat earache, specifically chronic otitis media (the flowers are macerated in olive oil), sores, eczema (especially around the ear), wounds, boils, rheumatic pain, hemorrhoids and chilblains.
	www.ageless.co.za /herb-mullein.htm (488 words)

	Mullein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Mullein is a biennial that grows from 1 to 8 feet high.
		Mullein combines the expectorant action of its saponins with the soothing effect of its mucilage, which swells and becomes slippery as it absorbs water.
		Mullein is also a diuretic, helping to allay inflammation of the urinary system and counter the irritating effect of acid urine.
	www.indianspringherbs.com /mullein.htm (507 words)

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		Mullein is a biennial or occasionally a triennial.
		Euell Gibbons recommended a cough syrup concocted from mullein, red clover, white pine and the inner bark of wild cherry trees; earlier Native Americans smoked the dried leaves for the same purpose.
		Mullein tea -- a teaspoon of dried and powdered leaves in a cup of boiling water -- continues to serve as a cough and cold remedy or as a generic tonic.
	www.acsu.buffalo.edu /~insrisg/nature/nw97/mullein.html (615 words)

	Mullein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Mullein (Respiratory) is native to Europe and Asia, although it has been naturalized in the U.S. It bears yellow clustered flowers and is known by many names, including Donkey’s Ears, Bunny’s Ears and Velvet Plant.
		Mullein contains iron, magnesium, potassium, sulfur and calcium phosphate.
		Mullein is also available in these combination packages:
	www.1001herbs.com /mullein (194 words)

	Mullein
		The name "mullein" has two possible derivations: It either comes from comes from mollis, which means soft in Latin, or the Latin word mulandrum, which comes from melanders and means leprosy—an illness this plant was used to treat.
		Mullein is a biennial: The first year the leaves form a basal rosette, with strikingly large, flannel-like, velvety-woolly, long-oval, gray-green, leaves nearly two feet long.
		Mullein is an expectorant, and a tonic for the lungs, mucus membranes, and glands.
	www.econetwork.net /~wildmansteve/Plants.Folder/Mullein.html (681 words)

	Information on Mullein and online access to Mullein
		Mullein Leaf has served many purposes over the centuries, from making candlewicks to casting out evil spirits, but as a medicine, it was primarily used to treat diarrhea, respiratory diseases, and hemorrhoids.
		The leaves of Mullein were fed to animals that cough and the tall stalks of this plant were once dipped in tallow and lit as torches.
		The soft Mullein leaves have long been used by children as doll blankets, and the seeds were once used by Native Americans to paralyze fish and make them easier to catch.
	www.alternative-medicine-info.com /alternative-medicine/Mullein/Mullein.html (666 words)

	NEHA Articles - Real Mullein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		When using mullein leaves in tea, it is necessary to strain the tea through a cloth to prevent the tiny hairs from entering the beverage and sticking in the drinker’s throat.
		I find mullein is a useful ingredient in salves for relaxation and pain relief, and over the years have used it in several successful formulas.
		I made a simple salve of mullein for my own use and was delighted to find that it worked well as an instant reliever of pain for small cuts and booboos, and was also an effective rub for sore muscles and relaxation.
	www.northeastherbal.org /articles/articlemullein.htm (1406 words)

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