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Verbascum thapsus - Great mullein
Verbascum thapsus is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced in the Americas and Australia.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma, Whooping cough, Insomnia, Hemorrhoids, Diarrhea, Sore throats
Parts Used
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
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | alternate | The leaves are lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets |
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
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
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.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Temperate region, Himalaya region, The Channel Islands.
Photo Gallery
References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Bronchitis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Asthma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Whooping cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Insomnia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Hemorrhoids
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Sore throats
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Temperate region
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Himalaya region
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of The Channel Islands
- Herbs
- Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos
- Scrophulariaceae
