Latin: verbascum thapsus
Chinese Traditional Medicine (TCM): Jia Yan Ye
“A demulcent expectorant” (Menzies-Trull in "The Herbalist's Prescriber").
“A very beneficial respiratory remedy useful in most conditions that affect this vital system.” (David Hoffman in “The New Holistic Herbal”).
Unani Tibb: For, amongst other things, coughs, colds, chest and haemorrhoids (Robert Thomson, in “The Grosset Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine” (1980).