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Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) as a tool for helping with Inflammation (general)
inferred from anti-inflammatory action
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Common mullein (Verbascum thapsus L.) is a medicinal plant readily found in roadsides, meadows and pasture lands and has been used to treat pulmonary problems, inflammatory diseases, asthma, spasmodic coughs, diarrhoea and migraine headaches. Although it has been used medicinally since ancient times, the popularity of common mullein has been increasing commercially for the past few years. Today, the dried leaves and flowers, swallow capsules, alcohol extracts and the flower oil of this plant can easily be found in health stores in the United States. The use of common mullein extracts in folk medicine begun recently to be supported by an increasing number of research studies. This paper thoroughly reviews all the scientific research related to Verbascum thapsus L. including plant tissue cultures and the biological properties of this plant.
3 sources supporting Great Mullein for Inflammation (general). Includes scientific publications, books, monographs and traditional-use references.
Mechanistic basis
This use is associated with the plant's anti-inflammatory action. Further evidence for that pharmacology:
This review of common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) summarises the scientific research on the plant, which has been used to treat pulmonary problems, inflammatory diseases, asthma, spasmodic coughs, diarrhoea and migraine, covering its tissue culture and biological properties.
This review of common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) summarises its phytochemistry and health-promoting, disease-mitigating activities, including anti-inflammatory, expectorant, antimicrobial, antioxidant and antiviral properties relevant to respiratory and inflammatory conditions.
This review links the traditional Spanish folk-medicine uses of mullein (Verbascum, including V. thapsus) for respiratory and inflammatory complaints to the phytochemistry and documented pharmacological activities of the genus.
In a randomized controlled trial, topical Verbascum thapsus (mullein) ointment accelerated episiotomy wound healing and reduced pain in nulliparous women, supporting an anti-inflammatory, wound-healing effect of common mullein.