Scrophulariaceae Verbascum thapsus L.

Common Mullein

Abnaki - Drug, Pediatric Aid

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 171

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Scientific name: Verbascum thapsus L.
USDA symbol: VETH (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Mullein
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Abnaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Roots used to make a necklace worn by teething babies.

RECRD: 50422 id: 42752

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