Scrophulariaceae Verbascum thapsus L.
Common Mullein
Hopi - Drug, Anticonvulsive
Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 33, 92
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Verbascum thapsus L.
Scientific name: Verbascum thapsus L.
USDA symbol: VETH (
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Common names: Common Mullein
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anticonvulsive
Notes: Leaves smoked with onosmodium for 'fits,' craziness and witchcraft.
RECRD: 96951 id: 42792