Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) — the soft-spoken giant of disturbed ground 🌿You’ve probably walked past it a hundred times without noticing. Tall stalk. Fuzzy leaves. Looks like it belongs in a medieval manuscript more than a roadside ditch.Historically, mullein has been used across Europe, Asia, and the Americas — especially for the lungs. The leaves were dried, steeped, smoked, or infused; the flowers infused in oil. Folk traditions associated it with breath, voice, and “clearing.”Chemically, mu