Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)
Medicinal Minute with Ginger Webb
A note from Ginger:
Mullein is an introduced plant that shows up in wild open areas of disturbed soil. Leaves, roots and flowers may be used for various different conditions, each with an affinity with different organ systems or anatomy. For instance, the leaves are well known to support lung health, but may also be used in an infused oil topically for joint pain. The root is less often known but an excellent remedy for interstitial cystitis, as well as to support bone re-alignment after a break.
Ginger Webb, Community Herbalist, Botanist, Teacher & Mentor
Ginger Webb has been practicing herbalism for nearly 30 years, as a community herbalist, clinical herbalist, herbal medicine maker, wild plant lover, botanist, and teacher. She has trained scores of people to be herbalists through her programs at Sacred Journey School of Herbalism.
Her mission is to keep alive the craft of herbalism through modeling the age-old wisdom of being in right relationship with the plants, and she teaches her students to be stewards of the Earth and the plants first, and to make medicine only when the plants wholeheartedly provide consent.
