have been used to flavor alcoholic beverages. Other medicinal uses of the flower include a remedy for sore throat and cough, although its efficacy has yet to be scientifically proven. The leaves of certain species of mullein are applied to the skin for wounds, burns, and frostbite. The leaves are used topically to soften and protect the skin. Gallery References External links (reprinted by Oxford Academic Journals) Royal Botanic Gardens: Kew Science, Online Plants of the World (Verbascum sinuatum L.) sinuatum Flora of Israel Flora of Palestine (region) Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Flora of Malta