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Common Names
Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed Oil | not available | 325000.0 | 1.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TARAXASTEROL | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THAPSIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | 2300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THAPSUINE-A | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THAPSUINE-B | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| THIAMINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIN | 4 | Leaf | 5.3 | 12.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VERATRIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VERBACOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | 333.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VERBASCOSAPONIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VERBASCOSE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VERBASCOSIDE | 20 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| VERBASCUM-LIGNAN-GLYCOSIDE-13 | 0 | Plant | not available | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VERBASCUM-PHENYLETHANOID-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 19 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiischemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeshan | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antileishmanic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antileukemic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukonychic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukoplakic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antileukotriene-D4 | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipoperoxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilupus | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| AntiLyme | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilymphedemic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |