Verbascum – Mullein

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh aerial parts in flower without ligni- fied stalks, of Verbascum thapsiforme Schrad., syn. Verbascum densiflorum Bertol., which occurs commonly on sandy soil in Central and Southern Europe. N.O. Scro- phulariaceae.

The main indications are:

Infra-orbital neuralgia, as if squeezed with tongs. Deep, hollow cough (basso pro- fundo). Hoarseness.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Verbascum thapsiforme, pub- lished the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for verbascum: inflammations of the upper respiratory passages and of the paranasal sinus cavities; neuralgia in cranial and thoracic areas.