Verbena Herb Medicinal - Useful Properties, Reviews

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Verbena

Instructions for use:

1. 1. The chemical composition of the medicinal
2. 2. Preparation of medicinal
3. 3. Healing properties
4. 4. Use in traditional medicine
5. 5. Contraindications

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Verbena officinalis is a perennial plant belonging to the Verbenov family.

It grows mainly in dry meadows of Eastern, Central and Southern Europe.

The plant blooms already in the first year of life - in August. Verbena flowers are collected in numerous long spike-shaped panicle inflorescences. The plant can grow up to 60 cm in height. The plant bears fruit in October.

The chemical composition of verbena officinalis

Verbena flowers and herb contain essential oil, mucus and bitterness, steroids (sitosterol), tannins, aucubin, verbenamine, flavonoids (artemethin), triterpenoids (ursolic acid, lupeol), silicic acid, vitamins, micro- and macroelements, iridoidglyene), hastatoside, carotenoids.

The leaves of the plant contain ascorbic acid.

Harvesting of medicinal verbena

The entire aerial part of the plant, as well as verbena flowers, seeds and root, serves as a medicinal raw material. The verbena herb is harvested during the flowering period and dried in a dryer at a temperature of 50-60 ° C. You can also dry the plant outdoors or in a dark, dry room.

Healing properties

In oriental medicine, the verbena herb is used as an antineoplastic agent for tumors of the genital organs, as a contraceptive and diaphoretic, as well as for the treatment of eczema and ulcers.

Verbena improves digestion, stimulates appetite, increases the secretion of gastric juice, improves liver function, stimulates blood circulation, normalizes metabolism, tones the nervous system.

Preparations based on this plant have antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antispasmodic, choleretic, laxative, astringent, tonic, wound healing, tonic and antiscorbutic effect.

Inside, plant-based preparations are prescribed for ARVI, laryngitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, rheumatism, tracheitis, headaches, loss of strength, cholelithiasis, hypotension, anemia, thrombosis, chronic gastritis, chronic hepatitis, atherosclerosis, cholecystitis.

The use of verbena in traditional medicine

Verbena leaves, stems and flowers are used for headaches, as well as lotions for scrofula, rash, acne, psoriasis, eczema, ulcers, scabies. They make pain relievers for toothaches, for inflammation of the oral mucosa and pharynx.

Compresses are made from the crushed leaves of the plant for skin diseases and for external use for long-term non-healing wounds.

Numerous positive reviews about verbena indicate that if a fresh plant is grinded and made into poultices, it will help with hematomas. And in case of fever, they drink tea from the verbena herb. The root of the plant is used as a cervical patch for abscesses, mumps and scrofula.

Verbena essential oil is also used. Reviews of many patients indicate that it helps with a breakdown and exhaustion, with inflammation of the liver and anemia.

Contraindications

Some reviews of vervain have shown that it is better not to use preparations based on this plant for hypertension, during pregnancy and lactation, for children under the age of 14, as well as for hypersensitivity to plant components.

It is better to consult your doctor before use.

Reviews of vervain indicate that long-term use of plant-based drugs can irritate the intestinal mucosa.

Verbena: prices in online pharmacies

Drug name Price Pharmacy

Verbena clean vessels Drops forte drops for oral administration 50 ml 1 pc. RUB 150 Buy

Verbena pure vessels Complex 500 mg capsules 30 pcs. 164 RUB Buy

Verbena pure vessels complex capsules 400 mg 30 pcs. 223 r Buy

Essential oil Verbena essential oil 5 ml 1 pc. 381 r Buy

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Information about the drug is generalized, provided for informational purposes only and does not replace the official instructions. Self-medication is hazardous to health!