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mullein
mul·lein M0471400 (mŭl′ən)n. Any of various Eurasian plants of the genus Verbascum of the figwort family, especially V. thapsus, naturalized in North America, having a tall spike of yellow flowers and leaves covered with dense woolly down.
[Middle English moleine, from Anglo-Norman, probably from mol, soft, from Latin mollis; see moil.]mullein (ˈmʌlɪn) or mullenn (Plants) any of various European herbaceous plants of the scrophulariaceous genus Verbascum, such as V. thapsus (common mullein or Aaron's rod), typically having tall spikes of yellow flowers and broad hairy leaves. See also Aaron's rod[C15: from Old French moleine, probably from Old French mol soft, from Latin mollis]mul•lein or mul•len (ˈmʌl ən)
n. any of various plants belonging to the genus Verbascum, of the figwort family, native to the Old World. [1325–75; Middle English moleine < Anglo-French, perhaps derivative of mol soft < Latin mollis] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mullein - any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowersflannel leaf, velvet plantherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Verbascum, Verbascum - genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leavesmoth mullein, Verbascum blattaria - European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North AmericaVerbascum lychnitis, white mullein - densely hairy Eurasian herb with racemose white flowers; naturalized in North Americapurple mullein, Verbascum phoeniceum - Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowersAaron's rod, common mullein, flannel mullein, great mullein, Verbascum thapsus, woolly mullein, torch - tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches |
TranslationsKönigskerzemolèneverbascodziewannaкоровякmullein
mullein: see figwortfigwort,
common name for some members of the Scrophulariaceae, a family comprising chiefly herbs and small shrubs and distributed widely over all continents. The family includes a few climbing types and some parasitic and saprophytic forms.
..... Click the link for more information. .  mullein mulleinNon addictive narcotic pain killer. Stalk of velvet-soft fuzzy greygreen leaves with yellow flowers, 5 symmetrical petals. Fuzzy leaves get smaller the higher they are on stem. Yellow-colored 5 petal flowers show up 2nd year crowded around tall 8 ft stalk. Entire plant useable. Helps promote sleep. Has Coumarin, Hesperidin. Antihistamine, antiinflammatory, anticancer, antioxidant, antiviral, antibacterial, cardiodepressant, estrogenic, fungicide, hypnotic, sedative, pesticide. Oil used as destroyer of germs. Tea used for lungs, bronchitis, asthma, colds, coughs, kidney infections, bleeding of lungs and bowels, diarrhea, gum disease, ulcers, cramps, convulsions, earache, lymph system. Leaves soothe mucus membranes.Anti-viral used for herpes and flu. Anti-tumor. Sedative and slightly narcotic. Do not overuse.mullein
mullein Herbal medicine
A biennial herb that contains flavonoids, glycosides (aucubin), mucilage, saponins and volatile oil, which is anti-inflammatory, diuretic, expectorant and sedative. Mullein is used to treat respiratory conditions (such as asthma, bronchitis, colds and whooping cough), insomnia, urinary tract infections and rheumatic pain; it has been used topically for skin inflammation and infections, haemorrhoids, and earaches.
Toxicity
Mullein should not be used in patients with cancer, as it has cancer-promoting activity; it should not be used in pregnancy or while nursing, as the seeds are toxic.mullein
Related to mullein: lobelia, coltsfootSynonyms for mulleinnoun any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowersSynonymsRelated Words- herb
- herbaceous plant
- genus Verbascum
- Verbascum
- moth mullein
- Verbascum blattaria
- Verbascum lychnitis
- white mullein
- purple mullein
- Verbascum phoeniceum
- Aaron's rod
- common mullein
- flannel mullein
- great mullein
- Verbascum thapsus
- woolly mullein
- torch
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