Features of mullein

Since the species of Mullein (Verbascum) from the Norichnikov family have great morphological similarity, to get an idea of ​​the appearance of the plant, a description of the most widespread and farthest-penetrated to the north, Common Mullein, is sufficient.

Botanical description of mullein

All plants have a xerophytic (adapted to arid habitats) appearance: covered with hairs that prevent evaporation, and have a powerful taproot for fixation in sandy soil and extracting water from the lower horizons. Even the development of wet meadows (Mullein cockroaches) did little to change the general appearance of the plant.

Common mullein, Verbascum thapsus L. Biennial plant. In the first year, a fan of elliptical leaves pubescent with yellowish hairs in the form of a rosette develops on a shortened stem and food substances are stored in a thick root. The plant overwinters and forms a tall flowering stem in the spring.

Crenate fluffy leaves in the shape of a long ellipse wrap around it in a spiral, covering the bases of the petioles. The leaves are smaller towards the top. For its shape and colored fluff, the plant received the name “Bear Ear”.

The stem ends with a tall half-meter inflorescence, on the axis of which bright yellow flowers with a diameter of 30 mm sit tightly on short pedicels. The flowers are asymmetrical, bloom at different times and fade in the evening. New buds open the next morning, maintaining flowering for a month and a half. Mullein blooms from mid-summer to the end of August.

The flowers have special stamens: 3 are covered with white pubescence, 2 are bare. There is a device for self-pollination - the pistil bends towards the stamens in the evening. Flowers do not have nectar; pollinators visit them for pollen. The fruit is a 2-valve obovate capsule, the valves are 2-separate. Many small seeds that are easily carried by the wind from the height of the peduncle.

Mullein is visible from afar due to its height (depending on growing conditions, height varies from 30 to 100 cm) and the brightness of the inflorescence. It is difficult to say which species of mullein have earned the name "Mary's Candle" in Catholic countries, or "Royal Scepter", "Royal Candle", "Golden Flower", "Torch Grass", or "Fire Grass" - they are all suitable for most types.

The species' range covers Europe, rising far to the north; the plant is known in the Caucasus and Eastern Siberia. Preferred biotopes are dry sunny slopes, open glades, railway embankments, rocky river banks.

Mullein, the medicinal properties of which have been known to man for a long time, has been tested for thousands of years, like all plants firmly included in the catalog of traditional medicine. Ibn Sina, referring to Galen (22nd century, Ancient Rome), mentions its benefits for chest diseases.

The geography of recognition of mullein in this aspect covers the whole of Europe, it is especially valued in folk medicine in Germany and England. Back in the 90s of the last century, herbalists did not consider black mullein and cockroaches suitable for medicinal use, but both have found their use to date.

What parts of mullein are used for medicinal purposes?

There is no part of mullein that would not be used in traditional medicine recipes.

1. Flowers are used most widely; they are used to prepare decoctions, infusions, tinctures, and powders. An industrial aqueous extract is made from them. The corolla of flowers is almost regular, with a five-lobed limb, in most species colored yellow of varying intensity. Sepals fused, pubescent. There are 5 stamens. In the Pig's ear bark, the stamen filaments of 3 of them are covered with white hairs, and the anthers are purple, shading the throat of the flower. 2 filaments are bare. The color of the pubescence of the stamen filaments in other species varies to purple.
2. Leaves are used from the 2nd year plant. The largest lower ones are petiolate, they are notched; the upper leaves are stem-embracing, up to 10 cm wide, up to 20 cm long, pubescent. Used as a decoction for cystitis along with the root.
3. A grass is a flowering plant as a whole. Used in the treatment of nervous disorders, urolithiasis and cholelithiasis in the form of an infusion.
4. The seeds are small, dark, shiny. Used in powder form as the active principle of an ointment for the treatment of purulent wounds and hemorrhoids.
5. The roots are cylindrical, long, tapering towards the tip, brownish. When the soil layer is shallow, they branch at the end. Contains many reserve nutrients. Used in the treatment of urolithiasis and chronic cystitis. Cockroach mullein realizes the medicinal properties of its root only as anthelmintic and laxative.

Collection of mullein

The medicinal properties of the preparations depend on the time and quality of mullein collection. The collection is carried out in places of mass growth of plants and, if there is a choice, they prefer the driest habitats (these plants have a higher concentration of medicinal substances), located away from roads, industrial or agricultural enterprises.

The figure lists the beneficial properties of the mullein plant.

If one array of plants is used, the flowers are collected first. In most cases this occurs in mid-July, sometimes from late June to mid-late August. Roots are dug at the end of September after wilting, from those plants that were not used for grass harvesting.

Using them to collect flowers has virtually no effect on the composition of the root. It can be collected when it rains, since after collecting the roots are washed, removing the thin roots. Seed collection occurs in August. The flowering time is optimal for collecting grass and leaves, but if there is only one array, the leaves can be collected in 2-3 steps, starting from the bottom.

To harvest grass, do not collect flowers or leaves from some of the plants.

The effectiveness of the medicinal properties of the herb is determined by the complete composition of mullein organs. The grass is collected in July (paniculate from June), when the first flowers bloom. The lower rough parts of the stems are removed. When harvesting grass and leaves, use mittens to protect your hands from pubescent hairs. You have to pick the flowers with your bare hands, they are too delicate.

The time to collect flowers is every morning, in clear weather, after the dew has dried. The collection is carried out in a flat basket lined with water-absorbing paper, and after 2-3 cm of collected flowers, the same sheet of paper is placed so that the flowers do not fade during collection. Only the corollas of freshly opened flowers are collected, carefully tearing them off from the calyx.

How to prepare mullein

To dry flowers, use frames covered with gauze or sieves, laying out the flowers in as thin a layer as possible (up to 1.5 cm). Dry in partial shade (under trees) or in the shade in the air, in attics or in the oven, making sure that the temperature does not rise above 40°C. Turn over every 2 hours.

Drying is completed when the flowers become fragile and are ground into powder. The finished raw material by weight corresponds to 1/8 of the original material. If the humidity is high, the raw material turns brown and loses its honey smell. It is not suitable for medicinal use. The leaves are dried in the same way, under gentle conditions.

In hot weather, the grass is dried on hangers in the shade; to speed up drying, it is cut crosswise into pieces 2-3 cm long, scattered on frames or in sieves. If the herb is intended for oral use, then dry it gently, as for flowers; if for external use, then you can use a dryer at a temperature of 60°C.

The degree of readiness can be determined by how the raw materials break or crumble. It shouldn't bend. After washing in water, the roots are dried, thick ones are cut lengthwise and dried in dryers at a temperature of 50-60°C. After drying, they should not bend.

When preparing seeds for storage, the shells of the capsule are peeled off over a basin, passed through a sieve, and the seeds are dried for 1-2 days in a dry room, scattered in a thin layer up to 0.5 cm. Mixed several times.

Mullein storage

Mullein, the medicinal properties of which are determined not only by proper preparation, but also by drying, is capricious in storage: it is highly hygroscopic. Storing all parts of mullein requires protection from harmful humidity; damp preparations are unsuitable.

Therefore, roots or herbs in bunches, craft bags, especially cellophane as packaging are unacceptable. The finished raw materials are stored in dry glass jars with tightly closed lids, in a dry and dark room.

"Royal Scepter": landing

All mullein are a godsend for flower growers who do not have enough time for painstaking care.

Soil and location

Thanks to its powerful taproot, mullein is not demanding on the composition and fertility of the soil. The best option would be sandy and sandy loam soils with a neutral or slightly acidic reaction.

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When planting seeds of the “Royal Scepter” there are only two restrictions:

1. Viscous, heavy, clayey soils - the plant develops extremely poorly in them. If there is such land on the site, it is recommended to add more sand, peat, and fine gravel to it.
2. Fatty black soils - when grown in such areas, mullein fattens, due to which you will admire rapidly developing greenery, and not flowering. At the end of the season, in chernozem areas, goldenflower usually dies, since there is no incentive to reproduce, and therefore to flower.

Excessive fat content in black soil flower beds can be corrected by adding more sand to the soil.

Advice . The soil for the “Royal Scepter” should be moderately fertile, light and loose. Then the mullein will live in the flower garden for several years.

When choosing a planting site, preference is given to open, sunny areas. Minor shading is also allowed, but mullein develops poorly in deep shade and significantly loses its decorative effect.

Sowing

Mullein seeds have a high germination rate and are resistant to cold weather, so the “Royal Scepter” reproduces well by self-sowing. However, this is not always convenient when arranging a flower garden.

There are 2 options for planting seeds:

1. In open ground. The method is suitable for most regions of the Russian Federation. The approximate sowing time is mid-May, when average daily temperatures do not fall below +13º C. Since the seeds are very small, before sowing they are mixed with sand, sown in moist soil and lightly sprinkled with earth or peat.
2. Through seedlings. This option is good for areas with short, cool summers. Seeds are sown in cups with moistened soil, without covering them with soil, and covered with film on top. When stable heat sets in, the seedlings are transplanted into the flower garden along with a lump of earth. The distance between seedlings is 30-40 cm.

Preparing the bed for the “Royal Scepter” involves deep loosening and not too much moistening of the soil. If the land is extremely infertile, apply a half dose of mineral fertilizers.

Note: do not cover mullein seeds with too thick a layer of soil. After the seed germinates, the roots themselves will settle at the desired depth.

Caring for young plants

When sowing the seeds of the “Royal Scepter” directly into a flowerbed, the first shoots will appear in about 15-18 days. In the first month, seedlings develop slowly, then quickly grow. At this stage, the seedlings must be thinned out, leaving only the strongest specimens.

If you planted the classic “Royal Scepter”, then the distance between them should be about 35-40 cm, when growing dwarf forms - 20-25 cm.

Chemical composition of mullein

Chemical analysis shows a rich range of active ingredients:

1. Steroidal saponins. Plants use them as an anti-stress regulator, so when the plant is damaged (mechanical, frost, drying), the amount of saponins increases. When used by humans, they irritate the mucous membranes or skin, causing, respectively, expectoration or effusion, have a general tonic effect, and promote the absorption of other substances. Accordingly, the following medicinal effects are determined for mullein: expectorant, wound healing, corticotropic (antidiabetic), antiulcer, adaptogenic, laxative and diuretic. It also has antiviral properties, which makes it possible to use mullein against herpes.
2. Iridoids (3 types) are used by plants as protection against infections, including fungi. These are bitters, metabolic products of a complex polycyclic structure. They work in the human body as anti-cancer, preventing mutations; immunostimulating; blood pressure lowering; lowering blood sugar levels; increasing the flow of bile; antispasmodics and painkillers. Relieves swelling and pain during inflammation, cleans wound surfaces. They act against fungal infections.
3. Mucus envelops, softens, protecting the surfaces of the mucous membrane and skin, and facilitates the separation of sputum.
4. Coumarins have antimicrobial and anti-clotting properties, which determines both the benefits and possible harms of using mullein. Effective for thrombosis, thrombophlebitis, heart attacks and ischemic strokes.
5. Gums have numerous reactive groups, which provide the main property of binding toxins, as a result, the bacterial flora and activity of the gastrointestinal tract are normalized, cholesterol levels and appetite caused by imbalance are reduced.
6. Glucose (11%, up to 500 mg per day in infusions), β-carotene, vitamin C are supplied internally in such small quantities that their influence, like macro and microelements, should not be taken into account. This dose will not harm even diabetics. However, when applied topically, carotene works as an antioxidant and immunostimulant, and the free elements create an environment that changes the conductivity of nerve endings, promoting pain relief and healing. Glucose in this concentration is a source of nutrition for regenerating tissue.
7. Organic acids are also contained in small quantities, so the main effect is when applied externally: antiseptic and antifungal, astringent, anti-inflammatory, and when used internally - expectorant.
8. Tannins form a dense film from denatured proteins, preventing infectious contamination, inactivating bacteria and fungi, reducing superficial pain sensitivity, and soothing. Tannin has the property of binding toxins and radionuclides. Tannin determines the use of mullein for poisoning with alkaloids and metals, and it also has a common effect for tannins on wounds, bedsores, burns, and weeping ulcers. Good solubility in water determines its use for rinsing the mouth for stomatitis and gingivitis, and the throat for pharyngitis.
9. Flavonoids (hesperidin) act on the cardiovascular system. They strengthen the walls of blood vessels and reduce their tone, but tone the heart muscle. Reduce allergic reactions.
10. The alkaloid verbascenin probably has a sedative, analgesic, and hemostatic effect. Little studied.

Medicinal and beneficial properties of mullein

Thanks to such a rich composition that nature has endowed mullein with, the plant is used in folk medicine. It is useful because:

1. Tannins promote wound healing and produce a soothing and astringent effect. Therefore, bear's ear is primarily known as an herb that helps people suffering from hemorrhoids.
2. An important role is played by the content of iridoids , which relieve inflammation, remove toxins from the body, and reduce pain. Also, these compounds improve the functioning of the human immune system and, according to some data, have antitumor effects.
3. Coumarin reduces blood density, which prevents the formation of blood clots in blood vessels.
4. Hesperidin , contained in large quantities in mullein, has a beneficial effect on the state of the human circulatory system, strengthening the walls of blood vessels and reducing their tone. This flavonoid stimulates the saturation of the heart with oxygen and reduces the severity of allergies.

In addition to the medicinal properties, decoctions and infusions of mullein have a general strengthening effect on humans. Vitamins and minerals nourish the body, which contributes to its proper functioning.

Medicinal properties of mullein

Mullein, the medicinal properties of which are determined by a wide range of active ingredients, is used against many diseases, but one area remains uncovered: it does not contain plant estrogens, therefore it does not interfere with the sexual sphere. This is what has allowed mullein to be considered safe for internal use, including for children, for centuries.

Nowadays, their use is approached more carefully, although traditional healers continue to prescribe mullein internally, taking into account only dosages and using the main types - common mullein, medicinal mullein, scepter-shaped, paniculate and Royal scepter. But for external local use there are practically no contraindications.

For women

The use of mullein has its own characteristics related to gender.

Women have more restrictions on taking mullein preparations:

• its irritating and tonic effect determines the prohibition of use for pregnant and lactating women;
• due to its anticoagulant properties, it is prohibited to use it during menstruation and after childbirth, even if the woman is not breastfeeding.

Use the flower powder locally as a powder for cracked nipples. They are pre-treated with an oil solution of vitamin A, fish oil, or carrot juice. You can use mullein oil. If feeding or pumping continues, wash your nipples with warm water before breastfeeding.

In gynecology, an infusion of mullein herb (scepter-shaped) is prescribed for oral administration in case of inflammatory diseases (1 tablespoon per glass of boiling water, leave covered until cool, drink 3 times a day, one tablespoon after meals).

For menopause from concomitant atherosclerosis and hypertension - the same infusion, but twice as thick - 2 tbsp. l. herbs per glass. Although there are many recipes for mullein preparations for rinsing, it is not prescribed for douching; much stronger tanning herbs are used there.

For men

In andrology there are no references to treatment with mullein for male diseases. However, the frequent combination of prostate problems and hemorrhoids shows an indirect effect on the gland in the treatment of hemorrhoids. The property of mullein to increase the secretion of glands will be useful here.

For children

Children are now not recommended to take mullein orally, but traditional medicine gives some recipes for use for severe cough, whooping cough, pneumonia, bronchitis with difficult sputum discharge.

1. Syrup: one and a half tablespoons of mullein flowers and 2/3 tbsp. l. Boil marshmallow root in 300 ml of water for 10 minutes, strain and add a glass of sugar. Boil the mixture until the syrup becomes thick. Give one tsp. up to 5 times a day when coughing.
2. Decoction: 1 tsp. herbs in 2 glasses of water, cook for 10 minutes, strain and take according to tbsp. l. after meals 3 times a day when coughing. You can use milk instead of water.

Contraindications for taking mullein

1. Pregnancy and feeding (except for cracked nipples and local external use).
2. Menstruation (total ban).
3. Blood clotting disorders, hemophilia (complete ban).
4. Allergy to mullein (complete ban).
5. Ages up to 1.5 years are a complete ban; later, generally accepted doses by age should be taken into account: 1/8 to 3 years; 1/6 to 4 years; 1/3 up to 7 years; ½ up to 14 years old; 2/3 up to 25 years of age and the full dose over 25 years of age, and children should be given only as indicated and as prescribed by a doctor. Dose coefficients for overweight adults: 80-100 kg - 1.25; more than 100 kg - 1.5 usual doses.

The appointment of a herbalist is also desirable when using herbs in the treatment of older people.

Methods of treating mullein

Mullein is used in various dosage forms. For preparation, dry raw materials are crushed to particles no more than 5 mm, roots - no more than 3 mm.

Freshly harvested raw materials

Fresh flowers, leaves, grass, boiled and ground into a paste, are used to treat bruises and contusions. The pubescent stamens should be plucked from the flowers before grinding.

Rinse in cold water, scald, grind thoroughly in a porcelain mortar, apply to a sore spot as an ointment, or wrap in gauze and apply cold. For pain-relieving poultices, the herb pads must be warm. The juice from the flowering stems mixed with milk is used as a painkiller for hemorrhoids, panaritium, and burns.

Decoctions

According to the standard, decoctions are prepared in an enamel container under a lid, and the vessel is placed in a water bath - in a larger vessel with water, with a towel laid down. The raw materials are poured with water at room temperature, heated in a water bath with frequent stirring, covering with a lid in between.

From the moment of boiling, keep on fire for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and cool for 10 minutes at room temperature. The boiled mass of mullein is filtered twice: through a cloth, squeezing out the remaining plant material, then through gas, removing any trapped hairs. Add water to the initial volume.

However, many recipes with mullein change the time and method of preparation, which also applies to infusions and steams.

Then you need to cook according to the recipes. Store decoctions in the refrigerator. Thick decoction: 3 tbsp. l. leaves or herbs per glass of water are prepared according to the standard recipe. Used to lubricate spots caused by vitiligo and psoriasis.

The following cough recipe is called a decoction: tbsp. l. flowers are poured with hot milk (500 ml), boiled for 5 minutes, left for half an hour, filtered and sugar added. Take 1 glass warm before bed.

Infusions

Infusions (standard) are prepared over fire in the same way, but boiled for 15 minutes and cooled for 45 minutes. Further steps are the same as for the decoction. Store the infusion in the refrigerator. Using this technology, mullein flowers are prepared, called a decoction: 50 g of dried flowers, 200 ml of water. Strain. They drink according to Art. l. after meals three times a day. The usual course is 10 days with a break for a week, the total duration is up to 40 days.

Infusion of leaves: 1 tbsp. l. raw materials are poured with 200 ml of boiling water, 2 min. boils, leave for 30 minutes, filter. Drink a tablespoon 3 times a day. Course 10 days. You can repeat it after a week.

Napara

According to the standard, steams are prepared as follows: the raw materials are poured with boiling water in a thermos and left for 3-4 hours. until the whole night. Strain, squeeze, add to the initial volume. Store the steam in the refrigerator. Art. l. mullein flowers are poured with 250 ml of water, left in a thermos for an hour, filtered.

Drink half a glass after meals 3 times a day for 10 days. Renew after a week if necessary. Or add sugar and drink warm, half a glass per 30 minutes. before meals. The same steam, but from herbs, is used for rinsing and cough (one tablespoon 3 times a day).

Tinctures

Use freshly harvested raw materials without drying. 50 g of flowers are poured with 0.5 liters of alcohol or vodka. Leave for 2 weeks in a dark place. Shake daily. Strain. Used for rubbing into sore spots. Weaker tincture: 1 tbsp. l. flowers per 150 ml of vodka. Leave for 3 days and filter. Rub into sore spots until recovery.

Oil

The oil is used externally:

• for ear pain, drop into the ear;
• for joint pain - use for rubbing; make compresses for dry skin and eczema;
• used in suppositories for hemorrhoids; wipe painful areas of the skin;
• add 10 drops. in the bath instead of a decoction.

Oil is prepared from raw materials. 3 tbsp. l. flowers are poured with any purified vegetable oil in an amount of 100 ml in a glass container with a lid. After closing, place in the sun and shake several times a day. Leave for 1 month, store in the refrigerator after straining.

Ointment

Used to treat long-term non-healing weeping wounds with pus; trophic ulcers. Prepared from dry seeds ground into powder in a porcelain mortar. The powder is mixed in a ratio of 1 part to 2 parts butter. Store in the refrigerator. Use twice a day when changing the dressing, applying to an open wound. The ointment is also used for hemorrhoids.

Tea

3 teaspoons of flowers are brewed like tea in a teapot, used as tea leaves, and drunk three times a day. The most gentle way to take the medicine. Preventive for hemorrhoids.

Finished dosage forms

Verbascum Hydrolate is available for sale, which can be used to prepare a cream; rectal suppositories with mullein, oil extracts, alcohol extract. They are used according to the included instructions.

Use of mullein in folk medicine

Mullein (the medicinal properties of its various components determine the use of the plant as a medicine for a number of diseases) is widely used in folk medicine.

Diseases of the bronchopulmonary system

These diseases are affected by:

• expectorant, adaptogenic, antiviral properties of saponins;
• immunostimulating, antispasmodic, analgesic set of iridoids;
• enveloping, softening, protective properties of mucus;
• antibacterial properties of coumarins;
• expectorants - organic acids;
• bacteriostatic - tannins.

It is used internally in the form of infusions and decoctions for whooping cough, bronchitis and tracheobronchitis, smoker's cough, pneumonia, respiratory diseases and influenza in the stage of difficult expectoration (in this case, the immunostimulating and decongestant properties of iridoids and antiviral and adaptogenic saponins are especially important); asthma (the sedative effect of tannins and verbascenin and anti-allergic flavonoids work).

Mullein is included in breastfeeding preparations.

Upper respiratory tract diseases

The same set of ingredients works, but locally. Gargles are used for hoarseness, inflamed nasopharynx, sore throat, colds, mouth gingivitis and stomatitis. For rinsing, you can use infusion and steam of herbs, flowers and leaves.

Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

For inflammatory processes in the esophagus and intestines, including colitis and enterocolitis, a decoction of the leaves is used.

Active beginnings:

• saponins (wound healing, adaptogenic, antiulcer, laxative effects);
• mucus (protective, softening);
• gum (antitoxic, normalizing intestinal flora);
• tannins (antitoxic, bacteriostatic, analgesic);
• iridoids (anticancer, immunostimulating, antispasmodic, analgesic, decongestant).

Infusions and steams are also used internally.

Gallstones and kidney stones, cystitis, gout

For the treatment of kidney stones and cystitis, the following drugs are used: Art. l. flowers per glass of boiling water (30 minutes in a thermos), take half a glass 2-3 times a day, or a decoction (25 minutes of boiling) in the same dose and schedule, but after meals.

Napar 2 tbsp. l. herbs in 1 liter of boiling water (10 minutes in a thermos) drink 4-6 cups a day for gout. In these cases, the main role is played by plant saponins as diuretics, and iridoids as antispasmodic and choleretic.

Diseases of the liver and spleen

These diseases can be treated with an infusion or a collection of equal parts of mullein, rose hips, chicory roots and immortelle herb, which are taken in a dose of 2 tbsp. l. mixture per 200 ml of boiling water. Boil for 10 minutes, leave covered for 2 hours, strain and drink 2 tbsp. 2 hours after meals 3 times a day. Saponins and iridoids act (the latter, including as anti-cancer).

Decreased pancreatic function

Drink a steam of flowers before meals. The active principle is an irritant of saponins, which increases the secretion of the gland.

Facial neuralgia

Mullein leaves are boiled for 10 minutes. and used as a poultice.

Arthritis, arthrosis, rheumatic joint pain

Use the tincture for rubbing. In the absence of fresh raw materials, dry herbs are steamed, poured with vodka in a ratio of 1:10, and left for 2 days. Rub into painful areas. Iridoids, verbascenin and tannins (painkillers, sedatives, antispasmodics) act.

Nervous diseases

For nervous diseases, infusions and decoctions of herbs taken internally are preferable. Their effect is not strong, but somewhat erases the symptoms of the disease. It is based not only on the sedative effect of verbascenin, but also on the irritating effect of saponins, causing blood flow to the intestines. 3 min. A decoction in milk helps with insomnia when warm.

Cramps in the leg muscles

Pain from cramps is relieved with ointment or tincture of mullein.

Skin diseases

Mullein is used to treat abscesses, furunculosis, eczema:

• in the form of poultices from roots, boiled and ground into a paste for abscesses;
• a poultice of leaves boiled in milk for boils;

• in compresses its flowers with black elderberry, wild mallow (1:1:1), boiled for 10 minutes. (at a dose of 8 tablespoons of mixture per 500 ml of water) are used for acute eczema;
• for dry eczema, poultices with mullein oil work;
• with vitiligo, discolored spots are treated with a poultice of a thick decoction of flowers, the same is done with rashes with psoriasis;
• for burns, frostbite, seborrhea and allergic rashes, dandruff, use a thick infusion;
• For baths for scrofula, use a decoction of flowers with oak bark, string, sage, thyme, burdock root and pine needles (a bucket for a bath). The same bath is used for ichthyosis, eczema, seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, neurodermatitis, lichen planus;
• for burns and panaritium, use the juice of the stems with milk;
• Compresses on areas of skin with purulent acne are made with a warm decoction of flowers.

Treatment of hemorrhoids

They drink tea from flowers. They take sitz baths, each containing up to kg of fresh flowers. They are poured with a bucket of water and brought to a boil. After half an hour, everything is poured into the bath through a sheet, squeezing out the plant mass. Lubricate hemorrhoids with mullein oil and ointment. The juice of mullein stems is used as a pain reliever.

Black mullein and cockroach are used as anthelmintic and laxative. A teaspoon of dry leaves is steamed in a thermos with 2 glasses of water, and filtered after 2 hours. Drink one day according to Art. l. 3-4 times for constipation and worms. Powder of flowers and leaves of these species is used against moths and cockroaches.

Treatment with mullein

Let's look at exactly what medicinal properties royal scepter mullein has. It contains flavonoids, saponins, various essential oils, beta carotene, and natural mucus.

Thanks to such useful components, it has the following beneficial effects: calming, enveloping, diuretic, sedative, expectorant effect.

Also, the mullein plant has wound-healing properties, antispasmodic effects and can even remove radioactive components from the human body!

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Mullein can be used in the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, and it is the essential oils in its composition that improve the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.

But that is not all! With the help of this beautiful plant, you can help the body with the help of an antioxidant and immunomodulator - vitamin C, which is also part of the flower, is responsible for this.

Mullein in cosmetology

In cosmetology, the following properties of mullein are important:

• antifungal, antimutagenic, decongestant, immunostimulating (iridoids);
• irritating and causing active effusion, stimulating skin glands and adaptogens (saponins);
• emollients and moisturizers (mucus); protective, antibacterial, soothing (tannins);
• nutrients (glucose);
• vasodilators (flavonoids);
• organic acids add antiseptic and antifungal properties to mullein preparations.

Facial cleansing

For morning and evening cleaning, use 1 tbsp steam. l. flowers in 100 ml of boiling water. After half an hour in a thermos, squeeze out and filter. Store in the refrigerator. Can be used for a long time, but alternating with parsley infusion.

Rejuvenating mask

Pluck the stamens from freshly picked flowers, grind a tablespoon of raw materials in a porcelain mortar and dilute the resulting pulp with 5 g of honey and 10 g of sour cream. Apply the mask thickly for a quarter of an hour.

Cleanse with warm water (you can use parsley decoction), then wash your face. This mask rejuvenates and smoothes the skin, with parsley it whitens well. Like all products with mullein, the duration of use is limited to 10 days; after a week's break, you can repeat the course.

Moisturizing mask

15 ml of flower decoction, 5 ml of honey and 5 ml of olive oil are mixed and applied to the skin with a cosmetic brush. You can soak the mask fabric with the composition and apply it for 10 minutes. Wash thoroughly with water. The mask moisturizes the skin and nourishes it. The terms of application are the same.

Poultices and compresses

For dry, wrinkled skin, poultices and compresses will help: 20 g per 400 ml of boiling water in a thermos, after 30 minutes. strain and make a poultice for 10 minutes, or compresses for half an hour.

Hair care

A decoction of mullein leaves or flowers is used as a hair balm. Wet your hair with warm broth, cover with a cap for half an hour and then wash your hair. You can use the decoction as a rinse balm.

To strengthen and enhance hair growth and eliminate dandruff, mix 30 ml of decoction with 15 ml of burdock oil. Wet the hair, thoroughly massaging the skin, cover with a cap for 30 minutes, then wash your hair. Apply once a month.

Body skin care

For the rejuvenating effect of mullein on the skin, take a bath to which 10 drops of mullein oil are added. Mullein is a rare plant that has such a rich range of healing properties.

Its capabilities have not yet been fully studied, because out of more than 2,000 medicinal preparations, mullein is used in only thirty. But there are many dozens of recipes for its single use. And you should use this information in treatment with folk remedies, always in consultation with a herbalist.

Author: Irina Marakueva

Medicinal properties of mullein

Some varieties of mullein are used in the preparation of oils, tinctures and ointments that have medicinal properties. Roots, shoots and flowers are used for treatment. The plant is rich in vitamins and flavonoids.

Interesting! Medicinal products made from mullein are used as expectorants and hemostatic agents; they also have an antimicrobial effect and relieve inflammatory processes.

1. For bronchitis and lung diseases, mullein decoctions are used as a means to separate sputum.
2. Fresh juice removes warts.
3. Cosmetic ointments and lotions normalize the functioning of the skin and get rid of acne.
4. Some people infuse the leaves into alcohol and drink them for hypertension and rheumatism. Lotions are made for hemorrhoids and lichen.
5. Provides relief from tuberculosis and digestive problems.
6. Crushed mullein powder is used as a streptocide.

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