The plant: Like lamb’s ear, the large, velvety leaves of mullein invite you to give them a rub. Because of its textured leaves, mullein is also called old man’s flannel, velvet dock, bunny’s ears and ...

Congestion affects many folks this time of year, and although it may seem paradoxical, smoking particular herbal blends can clear mucus clogging the throat and sinuses. According to herbalist Dani ...

When I think of mullein, I instantaneously reminisce about my grandmother. In late June each year, after I walked into the house from school, she would equip me with an empty jar and send me out to a ...

COMMON NAME: Mullein; sometimes called candlewick plant, because mature stalks were dipped in tallow to make torches in ancient times USES: Often considered a weed, mullein finds more respect and use ...

Standing tall as brown stalks in the cold winter wind, mullein has a mystical past in addition to many modern uses. Ulysses took it with him on his legendary sea voyage to protect himself against the ...

Look along roadsides or any disturbed areas with some open ground, and you are likely to see common mullein, blooming huge spikes of cheery yellow flowers. We have some growing in the bare patches ...