Modern witches use mullein as a base for herbal blends that could become incense, dream pillows, mojo bags, candle dressings, and even magickal smoking blends. When it comes to contacting the dead, mullein is a witch's best friend. Essential for Samhain rituals, mullein facilitates spirit communication while protecting against negative entities and ghosts.

Health Use: Its leaves and flowers have been used for several conditions, including cough and other respiratory conditions. It's available as tinctures, teas, capsules, and elixirs. It's generally considered safe with few reports of side effects. Mullein oil has been used for earaches and some skin conditions. The flower is used to make medicine. Mullein is used for cough, whooping cough, tuberculosis, bronchitis, hoarseness, pneumonia, earaches, colds, chills, flu, swine flu, fever, allergies, tonsillitis, and sore throat.

Spiritual and Magical Use
When you are making your own candles for ritual, consider using Mullein stalks as the wicks. Dry the stalk and dip in beeswax to create a torch. Indian lore holds that mullein is a safeguard against evil spirits and magic. It has been suggested that powdered mullein be used in graveyard dirt spells.

Elements: Fire
Planet: Saturn & Mercury
Gender: Feminine
Astrological Sign: Leo
Used For: Protection, opening the door to the other world, communicating with the dead, prophetic dreaming, psychic connections
Official Name: Verbascum thapsus
Other Names: Common Mullein, Great Mullein, White Mullein, Woolly Mullein, Torches, Mullein Dock, Our Lady’s Flannel, Velvet Dock, Blanket Herb, Velvet Plant, Woolen Rag, Woolen, Rag Paper, Candlewick Plant, Wild Ice Leaf, Clown’s Lungwort