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Verbasci flos, also called woolly flowers or mullein flowers, is a drug made from the dried flowers reduced to the petals, taken in herbal medicines for the treatment of catarrhic upper respiratory tract infections, among other uses.
HMPC monograph: Traditional-use. Sore throat with dry cough and coldESCOP monograph
: common cold, cough, sore throat, as a mild expectorant.
Commission E-monograph: Catarrh of the airways
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Royal candle blossoms contain between 1.4 and 4 % flavonoids, including the glycosides kaemperol, quercetin, diosmin, apigenin, chrysoeride, luteolin, hesperetin, tamarixetin and eriodictyrol. Other ingredients are invert sugar (11 %), mucilage (3 %), saponins and iridoids such as aucubin.
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EffectsThis section has been translated automatically.
Royal candle blossoms have an anti-inflammatory, soothing and expectorant effect.
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According to Commission E, mullein flowers are used as tea infusions in the treatment of upper respiratory tract catarrhs, coughs and simple colds.
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The average daily dose of mullein flowers is 3 to 4 g. The drug is mostly used in the form of infusions.
Undesirable effectsThis section has been translated automatically.
There are no known adverse effects.
ContraindicationThis section has been translated automatically.
Allergy to one of the ingredients, children and adolescents under 12 years of age
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There are no known interactions with other substances.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Serkedjieva J (2000) Combined antiinfluenza virus activity of Flos verbasci infusion and amantadine derivatives. Phytother Res 14:571-574.
- Slagowska A et al,(1987) Inhibition of herpes simplex virus replication by Flos verbasci infusion. Pol J Pharmacol Pharm 39:55-61.
- https://arzneipflanzenlexikon.info/index.php?en_pflanzen=65
- https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/herbal-monograph/final-european-union-herbal-monograph-verbascum-thapsus-l-v-densiflorum-bertol-v-thapsiforme-schrad_en.pdf