Verbascum boerhavii
Inflorescence
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Verbascum
Species:
V. boerhavii
Binomial name
Verbascum boerhavii
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Lychnitis boerhavii (L.) Fourr.
    • Verbascum bicolor Badarò
    • Verbascum boerhavii var. knochei Benedí, Orell & J.J.Orell
    • Verbascum elongatum Moench
    • Verbascum luteum Mill.
    • Verbascum majale DC.

Verbascum boerhavii, the annual mullein, is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae, native to Spain (including the Balearic Islands), France (including Corsica), and Italy.[1][2] It has been traditionally used as a treatment for haemorrhoids.[3] It contains the phenylpropanoid glycoside poliumoside, which has an affinity for metalloproteinases.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Verbascum boerhavii L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Verbascum boerhavii annual mullein". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 Blanco-Salas, José; Hortigón-Vinagre, María P.; Morales-Jadán, Diana; Ruiz-Téllez, Trinidad (2021). "Searching for Scientific Explanations for the Uses of Spanish Folk Medicine: A Review on the Case of Mullein (Verbascum, Scrophulariaceae)". Biology. 10 (7): 618. doi:10.3390/biology10070618. PMC 8301161. PMID 34356473.


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