Mullein, also called Great Mullein, is a tall-growing biennial in the figwort family that is distributed throughout Europe, Australia, Asia, North Africa and the Americas.
Other names : Velvet Dock , Velvet Plant , Candlestick
Botanical name : Verbascum Thapsus
The dried leaf is used to make tea and, in combination with other herbs and spices, is also used to make incense.
Mullein has a mild and pleasant tasting. Combine with other herbs to enhance the flavor of tea blends or herbal smoking blends.
While the flowers are typically infused in oil or used to produce a natural dye, the collective aerial parts of the plant are tinctured, infused or prepared as tea.
The dried leaves were traditionally used as a tea supporting pulmonary and respiratory function. The seeds and flowers in both fresh and dry form have been infused in warm oil for external preparations. The fluid extract was included in numerous versions of the National Formulary of the American Pharmaceutical Association dating back to the 1906 Third Edition. The German Commission E sanctioned the use of the flowers for "Catarrhs of the respiratory tract" when used in a tea or extracted preparation. More research is needed to determine the exact activity of this plant and it's preparations.