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
CARBOHYDRATES	0	Leaf	353320.0	803000.0	1.52	Duke, 1992 *
CATALPOL	3	Plant	not available	50.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CATALPOL	3	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CATALPOL-6-O-(ALPHA-L-(3''-O-CAFFEOYL)-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL	0	Plant	not available	21.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM	24	Leaf	0.6	1.4	-0.53	Duke, 1992 *
COBALT	2	Leaf	6.0	12.8	-0.22	Duke, 1992 *
COUMARIN	57	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CROCETIN	10	Flower	not available	not available	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
DEHYDRO-DICONIFERYL-GLUCOSIDE-D	0	Plant	not available	0.6	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDRO-DICONIFERYL-GLUCOSIDE-E	0	Plant	not available	1.5	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDRO-DICONIFERYL-GLUCOSIDE-F	0	Plant	not available	2.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDRO-DICONIFERYL-GLUCOSIDE-G	0	Plant	not available	2.4	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ERGOSTEROL-PEROXIDE	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Leaf	5720.0	13000.0	-0.87	Duke, 1992 *
FAT	0	Seed	35000.0	271000.0	0.03	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER	15	Leaf	not available	111000.0	-0.62	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
FIBER(CRUDE)	0	Leaf	not available	111000.0	-0.43	Duke, 1992 *
FIBER(DIETARY)	0	Leaf	not available	350000.0	-0.29	Duke, 1992 *
FORSYTHOSIDE-B	2	Plant	not available	4.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
FUNGISTEROL	0	Seed Oil	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
Antitumor (Breast)	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon)	2	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Gastric)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (GI)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Kidney)	2	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antitumor (Lung)	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas)	1	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Prostate)	3	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antitumor (Stomach)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer	8	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic	1	Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990.
Antiurethrotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antivaccinia	1	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 197.
Antivaginitic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antivertigo	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral	6	Duke, 1992 *