After the Rain: Mullein or Velvet Plant (Verbascum thapsus)

Summer Morning, Rocky Mountain Front Range, Colorado.

 

During the Civil War era Native Americans and soldiers used mullein, this plant with huge, furry leaves, for medicinal purposes. It was an herbal treatment for coughs, chest congestion, chest colds, bronchitis, and inflammation. For the desired effects, it could be served as a tea.

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