Latin, Candelaria, Thapsus barabatus ;
English, Blattaria, Common mullein, Hare’s beard, Itch-weed, Long taper, Mullein, Shephered’s club, Yellow moth;
French, Bouillon-blanc, Bon-homme ;
German, Konigskerze, Wollkraut;
Urdu, Gidar Tambaco.
A biennial herb, with stem 3 to 6 feet high, round, rigid, erect,
densely-wooly, winged by the decurrent bases of the leaves. The
leaves, 4 to 12 inches long, are alternate, sessile, oblong or oval,
decurrent, somewhat acuminate, crenate, woolly on both side,
pale-green. The small yellow flowers appear in July and August in a
long close, cylindrical, terminal spike.
Found in :-
Temperate Himalaya, from Kashmir to Bhotan. Common in the United States, northern and central Europe ; found along roadsides, in uncultivated fields, etc.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice:-- |
By Hahnemann, R.A.M.L., VI. in 1821. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. X. 114.)
The whole fresh herb.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Verbascum, moist magma containing solids | 100 gm
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Plant moisture 300 Cc. | = 400
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Distilled water | 200 Cc.
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Strong alcohol | 537 Cc.
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To make one thousand cubic centimeters of tincture.
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(b) Dilutions: 2x 2x to contain one part of tincture,
four parts distilled water,
five parts alcohol ; 3x and higher with dispensing alcohol.
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