Blog on the Lillypad
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
 | Mullein
After nearly a week of throat spasms that went back and forth between annoying and frightening (and always disruptive), I read through my herb books and selected an herb that is reputedly good for both lungs and stomach (as acid in my stomach seems to be a contributor to this problem). I bought a bottle of mullein on Saturday morning and started dosing. It did offer a good measure of help. I gradually realized I need to take almost twice as much as the recommended amount, but there are no toxicity warnings for taking capsules of prepared mullein, as far as I can find. (Picking it yourself is annother matter. Most of the plant, apart from the flowers, is irritating to skin, so it should be handled only with gloves.) |
Mullein is a demulcent, and it has the quality of being a mucilagent. That means it gets squishy when wet. It soothes the stomach and lubricates the throat (even though I don't take it as a lozenge. I just swallow the capsules, but they appear to work, at least in part). It's not a perfect cure, but it has afforded me some relief, and I am very thankful that the Lord gave me patience and a reminder to search for a better remedy than what is available by perscription.
