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	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
AUCUBIN	20	Shoot	25.0	13900.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AUCUBIN	20	Stem	not available	600.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AUCUBIN-6-GLUCOSIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AUCUBIN-6-XYLOSIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BEHENIC-ACID	1	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BEHENIC-ACID	1	Seed Oil	not available	3000.0	-1.22	Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL	9	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN	9	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN	9	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN	9	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN	9	Stem	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Leaf	19.0	43.0	-0.95	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	Stem	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Leaf	5852.0	13300.0	-0.35	Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL	2	Stem	not available	not available	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
Antinephritic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinephrolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuralgic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antineurotic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiNF-kB	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antinyctalopic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity	5	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiodontalgic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antionychyotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiorchitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic	7	Duke, 1992 *