insufficient wax: mullein oil, sun distilled from green Mullein flowers, 3 to 5 drops twice a day until the
condition is corrected.
A fomentation of the leaves in hot vinegar and water forms an excellent local application for inflamed
piles, ulcers, tumors, mumps, acute inflammation of the tonsils, malignant sore throat, dropsy of the joints,
sciatica, spinal tenderness, etc. A mixture of simmered leaves can also be inhaled through a teapot spout
for many of the mentioned conditions.
HOMEOPATHIC CLINICAL: Tincture of fresh plant gathered at the commencement of flowering for anus
(itching of), colic, constipation, cough, deafness, enuresis, hemorrhoids, neuralgia, brosopalgia, urine
(incontinence of).
RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE: Mullein, or koroviak visoky, is common in all parts of Russia. This herb is seldom
mentioned in ancient books but was a common medicine in the Middle Ages. Folk medicine: Leaves and
flowers are used as astringent, demulcent, expectorant, and tonic in the form of teas, extracts, as nastoika
(with vodka) either straight or in combinations. The uses are many, as most natural treatments improve or
assist the body as a complete unit rather than treating only specialized, isolated areas. Mullein is thought
of first for pulmonary conditions, colds, shortness of breath, asthma, thus improving heart conditions,
nervous disorders, kidney and bladder; female and venereal diseases with or without associated bleeding;
epilepsy and headache in children (Atlas, Moscow, 1962). Externally: The leaves and flowers simmered
and used as a wash for old wounds, broken skin, and to kill skin epidermis worms (Vishaya Shkolla,
Moscow, 1963). Fresh leaves bruised and applied to boils and carbuncles. Veterinary: For tapeworms
of cows the fresh leaves are given internally.