Mullein / Jia Yan Ye

Verbascum Thapsus

AKA: Velvet Plant, Figwort, Jupiter’s Staff, Blanket Herb, Torch Flower, Flannel Flower

This velvety biennial grows easily from seed. It is the first medicinal herb I identified on Stenella and began working with. Thus it is really the plant that initiated me into herbalism. Mullein is the plant that lights the way for me and lights me up from inside out. It has a cool to neutral energy and a bland to salty taste. It is most commonly associated with the Metal Element.