Plant Verbascum thapsus (Scrophulariaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
28-NOR-OLEANA-12,17-DIEN-3-BETA-23-DIOL	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3,5-DIHYDROXY-6,7-DIMETHOXY-FLAVONE	Plant	not available	80.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-ALPHA-HYDROXYDRIMMANYL-8-METHANOATE	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
5-ETHOXY-METHYL-FURFURAL	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-O-(ALPHA-L-(2''-FERULOYL)-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL)-CATALPOL	Plant	not available	10.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-O-(ALPHA-L-(2''-ISOFERULOYL)-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL)-CATALPOL	Plant	not available	69.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-O-(ALPHA-L-(2''-O-CAFFEOYL)-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL)-CATALPOL	Plant	not available	6.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-O-(ALPHA-L-(2''-O-P-COUMAROYL)-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL)-CATALPOL	Plant	not available	22.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-O-(ALPHA-L-(2''-O-P-METHOXY-CINNAMOYL)-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL-CATALPOL	Plant	not available	31.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-O-(ALPHA-L-(2''-O-P-METHOXY-CINNAMOYL-4''-O-ACETYL)-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL)-CATALPOL	Plant	not available	9.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-O-(ALPHA-L-(2''-P-METHOXY-CINNAMOYL-3''-O-ACETYL)-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL)-CATALPOL	Plant	not available	20.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-O-(ALPHA-L-(2,3,4-DIMETHOXY-CINNAMOYL)-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL)-CATALPOL	Plant	not available	5.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-O-(ALPHA-L-(3''-ISOFERULOYL)-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL)-CATALPOL	Plant	not available	39.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-O-(ALPHA-L-(3''-O-P-COUMAROYL)-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL)-CATALPOL	Plant	not available	37.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-O-(ALPHA-L-(3''-O-P-METHOXY-CINNAMOYL)-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL)-CATALPOL	Plant	not available	56.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-O-(ALPHA-L-(3,3,4-DIEMTHOXY-CINNAMOYL)-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL)-CATALPOL	Plant	not available	9.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-O-(ALPHA-L-(4''-FERULOYL)-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL)-CATALPOL	Plant	not available	8.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-O-(ALPHA-L-(4''-O-P-COUMAROYL)-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL)-CATALPOL	Plant	not available	17.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-O-(ALPHA-L-(4''-O-P-METHOXY-CINNAMOYL)-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL)-CATALPOL	Plant	not available	45.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-O-(ALPHA-L-(4-CAFFEOYL)-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL)-CATALPOL	Plant	not available	9.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
(+)-Inotropic	1	Duke, 1992 *
(-)-Chronotropic	2	Duke, 1992 *
(-)-Inotropic	1	Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	4	Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide	1	Merck 11th Edition
ACE-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aggregant	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	5	Andary, C. Caffeic Acid Glycoside Esters and Pharmacology. Polyphenolic Phenom, 1993: 237-245.
Allelochemic	1	Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic	4	Martindale's 29th
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic?	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic	11	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic?	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic	2	Martindale's 28th
Angiogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *