Mullein

Relieves coughs, reduces congestion, eases indigestion, soothes stings and scrapes

Mullein (rhymes with sullen) is generally considered a minor medicinal herb. But James A. Duke, Ph.D., a botanist retired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and author of The CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, laments this status: "I'm a real believer in mullein," he explains. "Once my wife and I returned from a trip to China, and we both had bronchitis. She went to the doctor and did what he said. I took mullein tea. My bronchitis cleared up before hers did."

Mullein grows almost everywhere, and its