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'''Verbascum thapsus''' is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced in the Americas and Australia.
 
'''Verbascum thapsus''' is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced in the Americas and Australia.
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|cough}}, {{Uses|bronchitis}}, {{Uses|asthma}}, {{Uses|whooping cough}}, {{Uses|Insomnia}}, {{Uses|hemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
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{{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Whooping cough}}, {{Uses|Insomnia}}, {{Uses|Hemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|flowers}}, {{Parts Used|root}}
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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The flowers contain gum, resin, a yellow colouring principle, a green fatty matter (a sort of chlorophyll), a glucoside, an acrid, fatty matter; free acid and phosphoric acid; uncrystallizable sugar<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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The flowers contain gum, resin, a yellow colouring principle, a green fatty matter (a sort of chlorophyll), a glucoside, an acrid, fatty matter; free acid and phosphoric acid; uncrystallizable sugar.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Great mullein}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|alternate|The leaves are lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|The leaves are lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5|the flower is bilaterally symmetrical}}
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5|The flower is bilaterally symmetrical}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|General|7–10 mm|the fruit is dry and splits open when ripe||-}}
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{{Fruit|General|7–10 mm|The fruit is dry and splits open when ripe||-}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
 
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
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Typical growing conditions are full sun and mesic to dry soil that often contains clay or stony material. The foliage is little bothered by pests and disease, although some of the lower leaves may wither away during a drought. The seeds can lie dormant in the soil for several decades and remain capable of germination.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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Typical growing conditions are full sun and mesic to dry soil that often contains clay or stony material.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Temperate Asia}}, {{Commonly seen|Himalayas}}, {{Commonly seen|The Channel Islands}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Temperate region}}, {{Commonly seen|Himalaya region}}, {{Commonly seen|The Channel Islands}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
20160617Verbascum thapsus1.jpg
 
20160617Verbascum thapsus1.jpg
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20160617Verbascum thapsus2.jpg
 
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20170613Verbascum thapsus.jpg
 
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Frankfurt Oder Dachsberge 03892.JPG
 
Frankfurt Oder Dachsberge 03892.JPG
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Verbascum thapsus carriere-saint-maximin 60 01072008 01.jpg
 
Verbascum thapsus carriere-saint-maximin 60 01072008 01.jpg
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20160919Verbascum thapsus3.jpg
 
20160919Verbascum thapsus3.jpg
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<references>  
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/m/mulgre63.html "chemical constituents"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/m/mulgre63.html Chemical constituents]</ref>
  
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/verbascum/thapsus/ "plant Characteristics"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/verbascum/thapsus/ Plant Characteristics]</ref>
  
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/weeds/plants/great_mullein.htm "cultivation details"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/weeds/plants/great_mullein.html Cultivation details]</ref>
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
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[[Category:Scrophulariaceae]]

Latest revision as of 13:08, 1 September 2020

Verbascum thapsus

Verbascum thapsus is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced in the Americas and Australia.

Uses

Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma, Whooping cough, Insomnia, Hemorrhoids, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Leaves, Flowers, Roots

Chemical Composition

The flowers contain gum, resin, a yellow colouring principle, a green fatty matter (a sort of chlorophyll), a glucoside, an acrid, fatty matter; free acid and phosphoric acid; uncrystallizable sugar.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Great mullein


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate The leaves are lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5 The flower is bilaterally symmetrical

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
General 7–10 mm The fruit is dry and splits open when ripe - {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Typical growing conditions are full sun and mesic to dry soil that often contains clay or stony material.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Temperate region, Himalaya region, The Channel Islands.

Photo Gallery

  • 20160617Verbascum thapsus1.jpg
  • 20160617Verbascum thapsus2.jpg
  • 20170613Verbascum thapsus.jpg
  • Frankfurt Oder Dachsberge 03892.JPG
  • Verbascum thapsus carriere-saint-maximin 60 01072008 01.jpg
  • 20160919Verbascum thapsus3.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Chemical constituents
  2. ↑ Plant Characteristics
  3. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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