January 29, 2015
by Luella May
(The Best Years in Life) The popular herb Mullein has been used for centuries because of its outstanding medicinal qualities. Its healing properties are found in its roots, leaves, and flowers and it has been effective in treating a variety of health conditions, especially respiratory disorders. Though mullein is normally found in dry, barren areas, it will also thrive in moist soil and it is easy to grow in gardens.
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Native Americans smoked the leaves of the mullein plant to ease respiratory discomfort. Mullein tea is also an effective way of treating respiratory and other types of conditions such as asthma, bronchitis, and allergies. It is also effective in treating sore throats and coughs.
Mullein’s anti-bacterial properties make it effective in treating infections. It has even been used to treat tuberculosis as it inhibits mycobacterium, the bacteria which causes the disease.
Last year, in an article listed in PubMed titled “What’s in a Name? Can Mullein Weed Beat TB Where Modern Drugs Are Failing?” authors Eibhlín McCarthy and Jim M. O’Mahony of the Cork Institute of Technology in Ireland reported:
“Extracts of the mullein leaf have also been shown in laboratory studies to possess antitumour, antiviral, antifungal, and – most interestingly for the purpose of this paper – antibacterial properties.”
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