Scrophulariaceae Verbascum thapsus L.

Common Mullein

Hopi - Drug, Witchcraft Medicine

Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 92

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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: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Witchcraft Medicine
Notes: Compound of plant smoked as cure for persons 'with power to charm.'

RECRD: 96953 id: 42794

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