Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Verbascum thapsus
Scientific Name and Description
Verbascum thapsus Linnaeus
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common names | great mullein, greater mullein, common mullein, |
| English | aarons rod, adams flannel, blanket leaf, bunny s ears, common mullein, flannel plant, flannelleaf, jacob s-staff, mullein |
| Hindi | akulbir, gaddi tamaku mullein, gidar tamaku, gidar tobacco, gidar tobacoo, gidar-tamakhu, gidar-tamaku, giddar tamaku, kakri tamakhu |
| Kannada | Kannada |
| Urdu | mahi zehraj |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Unani
Homoeopathy
Phytoconstituents
Phytochemicals in V. thapsus flowers and leaves include saponins, polysaccharides, mucilage, flavonoids, tannins, iridoid and lignin glycosides, and essential oils. The plant's leaves, in addition to the seeds, have been reported to contain rotenone, although quantities are unknown.
Source: Wikipedia
References
Literature
Literature
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Verbascum thapsus. (2024, July 2). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbascum_thapsus