verbascum thapsus

action	analgesic, anodyne, anticonvulsive, antidiarrheal, antirheumatic, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, astringent, blood cleanser, demulcent, diaphoretic, diuretic, emollient, expectorant, febrifuge, fumitory, laxative, pectoral, piscicide, psychological aid, sedative, stimulant, strengthener, vulnerary
body	chest, ear, lung
common name	california figwort, great mullein, mullein, rosy desert beardtongue
family	scrophulariaceae
indigenous use	appalachian, atsugewi, catawba, creek, delaware, flathead, hopi, iroquois, menominee, micmac, mohegan, nanticoke, navaho, penobscot, potawatomi, rappahannock, salishan, shinnecock
range	acadia national park, allegheny portage railroad national hist, apostle islands national lakeshore, arches national park, arkansas post national memorial, assateague island national seashore, aztec ruins national monument, badlands national park, bandelier national monument, big south fork n. river & rec. area, big thicket n. preserve, bighorn canyon national recreation area, black canyon of the gunnison, blue ridge parkway, bryce canyon national park, cape cod national seashore, cape lookout national seashore, carlsbad caverns national park, catoctin mountain park, chaco culture national historic park, channel island national park, chesapeake and ohio canal, chickamauga & chattanooga, chickasaw national recreation area, chile, chiricahua national monument, colonial national historic park, colorado national monument, craters of the moon national monument, cumberland gap national historic park, cumberland island national seashore, cuyahoga valley national recreation area, devils tower national monument, dominican republic, effigy mounds national monument, el malpais national monument, eurasia, europe, fort donelson national battlefield, fort scott national historic site, fort union national monument, friendship hill national historic site, gateway national recreation area, george washington memorial parkway, gettysburg national military park, glacier national park, great smoky mountains national park, guadalupe mountains national park, haiti, haleakala national park, harpers ferry national historic park, hawaii volcanoes national park, homestead nm of america, hopewell furnace national historic site, horseshoe bend national military park, hovenweep national monument, india, indiana dunes national lakeshore, isle royale national park, john day fossil beds national monument, johnstone flood national memorial, kennesaw mountain, lassen volcanic national park, lava beds national park, lincoln boyhood national memorial, mammoth cave national park, manassas national battlefield, moores creek national battlefield, mound city group national monument, mount rainier national park, nez perce national historic park, north cascades national park, obed wild & scenic river, ocmulgee national monument, olympic national park, oregon caves national monument, ozark ns riverways, petrified forest national park, pictured rocks national lakeshore, pipestone national monument, prince william forest park, richmond national battlefield park, rock creek park, rocky mountain national park, roosevelt vanderbilt nat. hist. site, saint croix national scenic river, saratoga national historic park, scotts bluff national monument, sequoia & kings canyon national park, shenandoah national park, shiloh national military park, sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore, spain, sunset crater national monument, turkey, us, walnut canyon national monument, whiskey-shasta-trinity nat. rec. area, wilson's creek national battlefield, wind caves national park, wupatki national monument, yellowstone national park, zion national park
use	hairblack, medicine, poultice, shampoo, toilet paper
used to treat	anemia, asthma, breathing problems, bronchial inflammations, bronchitis, bruises, bursitis, catarrh, children's ailments, common cold, cough, cramps, croup, diarrhea (veterinary), dysentery, ear ailments, earache, fever, frostbite, glandular swelling, hay fever, hemorrhoids, infection, inflammation, lung ailments (veterinary), lung inflammation, malaria, mucus, orthopedic ailments, pain, piles, pulmonary ailments, respiratory ailments, skin ailments, sore (throat), sunburn, throat ailments, tonsilitis, toothache, tuberculosis, tumor, urinary irritability
comments	Regarded as one of the best known, most effective, and safest painkillers in the plant kingdom.