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Thapsus

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Thap·sus  (thpss)
An ancient city of northern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea in present-day Tunisia. Julius Caesar defeated Pompey's forces here in 46 b.c.
Thapsus [ˈθæpsəs]
n
(Placename) an ancient town near Carthage in North Africa: site of Caesar's victory over Pompey in 46 bc
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Take a cup of blossoms of red clover (Trifolium praetense), 1 cup of finely cut sprigs of new growth white pine (pinus strobes), 1 cup of finely chopped leaves of mullein (Verbascure thapsus, now endangered but you can grow your own from seed from Richter's Herbs, Goodwood, Canada), and 1/2 cup of finely chopped inner bark of any of your wild cherries, the best bark is from a mid-sized branch, not a twig or the trunk.
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Verbascum thapsus (Mullein): A beneficial respiratory aid due to its expectorant, anti-catarrhal, anti-inflammatory and soothing actions.
The medicinal garden by Jones, Pier / Countryside & Small Stock Journal
 
 
 
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