Verbascum boerhavii

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Verbascum boerhavii
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Inflorescence
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Verbascum
Species:
V. boerhavii
Binomial name
Verbascum boerhavii
L.
Synonyms [1]
List
    • Lychnitis boerhavii(L.) Fourr.
    • Verbascum bicolorBadarò
    • Verbascum boerhavii var. knocheiBenedí, Orell & J.J.Orell
    • Verbascum elongatumMoench
    • Verbascum luteumMill.
    • Verbascum majaleDC.

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]

Common names

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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