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Plant Verbascum thapsus (Scrophulariaceae)

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
NIACIN 39 Leaf 42.0 95.0 -0.03 Duke, 1992 *
NONAOSE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTAOSE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEANA-11,13(18)-DIEN-3-BETA-23,28-TRIOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 292000.0 300000.0 1.49 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed not available 309600.0 5.69 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed Oil not available 656000.0 3.15 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 2508.0 5700.0 0.13 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Leaf 5808.0 13200.0 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 47520.0 108000.0 -1.04 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 178000.0 183000.0 -0.45 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 0.5 1.1 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
ROTENONE 13 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAIKOGENIN-A 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONINS 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Leaf 0.2 0.5 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
SILICON 4 Leaf 3.3 7.4 -0.39 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Leaf 334.0 760.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed not available 164000.0 2.99 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
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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
Antihemorrhagic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatotoxic 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihiccup 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihistaminic 5 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperactivity 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihyperglycemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihyperkeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihyperlipidemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperlipoproteinaemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihypertensive 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiimpotence 1 Martindale's 29th