YHEP: Common Weeds, Ep 04: The Many Uses of Mullein

Follow YHEP instructor Ian Ford-Terry up into the mountains as he hikes the cool woodlands in search of an ancient cough remedy!

Activity: Cool off during the “Dog Days of Summer” by taking a walk up in the tree-covered Mountains! See if you can identify mullein on the trail!

Resources:

• Daubenmire, R. (1938). Merriam's Life Zones of North America. The Quarterly Review of Biology, 13(3), 327-332.
• National Cooperative Extension Invasive Species Database, Verbascum thapsus, Common Mullein
• Acupuncture Today, Herbs and Botanicals: Mullein (jia yan ye)
• McCarthy, E & Mahoney, J. (2011). “What's in a Name? Can Mullein Weed Beat TB Where Modern Drugs Are Failing?” Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2011; 2011: 239237
• Niyaz Ali, et al (2012). Anthelmintic and relaxant activities of Verbascum Thapsus Mullein, BMC Complement Altern Med. 2012; 12: 29