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Family: Scrophulariaceae
Portuguese: Barbasco, verbasco
About: A tall, soft, woolly biennial herb, 0.6-2 m high. The first-year plant forms a rosette of large felted leaves; the second-year plant produces a tall flowering spike with bright yellow flowers.
Parts used: Leaves and flowers. Leaves are usually dried for teas. Flowers are typically infused in oil for topical use.
Traditional uses:
Demulcent and expectorant for hoarseness, bronchitis, coughs, and colds
Older folk uses include asthma, tuberculosis, and chest complaints
Flowers were infused in oil for earache treatment
Leaves were sometimes smoked to relieve cough
Topically applied to wounds, burns, bruises, sores, and hemorrhoids
Modern uses:
Dry, irritated coughs and chest congestion
Sore throat as an infusion or tincture
Flower-infused oil still used for ear discomfort
Research supports antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activity
Dried leaves (loose)
Mullein flower-infused oil
Featured in our Respiratory Support Tea Blend
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Portuguese: Barbasco, verbasco
About: A tall, soft, woolly biennial herb, 0.6-2 m high. The first-year plant forms a rosette of large felted leaves; the second-year plant produces a tall flowering spike with bright yellow flowers.
Parts used: Leaves and flowers. Leaves are usually dried for teas. Flowers are typically infused in oil for topical use.
Traditional uses:
Demulcent and expectorant for hoarseness, bronchitis, coughs, and colds
Older folk uses include asthma, tuberculosis, and chest complaints
Flowers were infused in oil for earache treatment
Leaves were sometimes smoked to relieve cough
Topically applied to wounds, burns, bruises, sores, and hemorrhoids
Modern uses:
Dry, irritated coughs and chest congestion
Sore throat as an infusion or tincture
Flower-infused oil still used for ear discomfort
Research supports antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activity
Dried leaves (loose)
Mullein flower-infused oil
Featured in our Respiratory Support Tea Blend