Molene ou Bouillon blanc . Wnllkrout.

No. 866. - Mullen is a field plant. Its leaves and flowers have been employed as remedial agents. They have a slight odor and a mucilaginous, bitterish, feeble taste. Mullen leaves are demulcent and emollient, and are said to possess anodyne properties, which render them useful in pectoral complaints. A strained infusion of the flowers is used in mild catarrhs and in diarrhoea. It will be found advantageous to moisten the leaves previous to boiling them. Pick the flowers before they expand, dry them in the shade, mixing and turning them occasionally to have them perfectly dry. Keep them in boxes in a cool dry place, and use them in diet drinks (tisanes), as in Article LXXXII.