Blue Vervain is said to be excellent in cases of colds and chest congestion. As an herbal expectorant, it helps to loosen and expel phlegm from the throat and chest. It is considered one of the best herbs to help alleviate the onset of a cold, especially with upper respiratory inflammation of the lungs. Moreover, Blue Vervain also acts as a sudorific, or agent that promotes sweating and thereby cools the body and reduces intermittent fevers, which also helps to relieve symptoms of colds. Sweating not only works to reduce fever, but it also acts to rid the body of toxins through the skin. At one time, the herb was frequently given to children to ease fevers and other minor ailments.

Lemon Verbena Extract
Botanical Source: Aloysia triphylla.
Other Name: Lippia citriodora Extract
Plant Part Used: Whole herb
Specification: 10: 1; 40: 1
 


 

1. Verbena is held in high esteem since the Classical Antiquity; it has long been associated with divine and other supernatural forces.

2. It has an equally longstanding use as a medicinal plant. Medical use of Verbena is usually as a herbal tea. It also used as traditional Chinese medicine in china.

3. It has the pharmacological action of antiphlogistic and analgesic. It's decoction inhibits the growth of bacillus diphtheria and bacillus typhi in vitro. 

Application:

Lemon verbena leaves are used to add a lemony flavor to fish and poultry dishes, vegetable marinades, salad dressings, jams, puddings, and beverages.
It also is used to make herbal teas and can be used to make a sorbet.
With the activity of Anti-Candida albicans.
In European Union, Verbena essential oils and derivatives other than absolute are prohibited when used as a fragrance ingredient.
One of the main uses in a tea blend is to help improve the flavor of other herbs, which may be bitter or too pungent. The plant is extremely high in essential oils and is well noted for maintaining its strong flavor when the leaves are dried. Its main uses have been as a flavoring agent for sorbets, liqueurs, and fish or poultry dishes. It is well noted in all of the literature as being used in many teas.