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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Verbena''
| image = Verbena simplex.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Narrow-leafed Vervain (''Verbena simplex'')
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
| familia = [[Verbenaceae]]
| genus = '''''Verbena'''''
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
See text
}}
''This article is about the plant. For other meanings, see [[Verbena (disambiguation)]].''
'''''Verbena''''' ('''Verbena''' or '''Vervain''') is a genus of [[annual]] and [[perennial plant|perennial]] herbaceous or semi-woody flowering plants with about 250 species in the family [[Verbenaceae]]. The majority of the species are native to the [[New World]] from [[Canada]] south to southern [[Chile]], but some are also native in the [[Old World]], mainly in [[Europe]] including ''V. officinalis, V. supina''.
The [[leaf|leaves]] are usually opposite, simple, and in many species hairy, often densely so. The [[flower]]s are small, white, pink, purple or blue, with five petals, and borne in dense spikes.
;Selected species
{|
|- valign=top
|
*''[[Verbena alata]]''
*''[[Verbena bonariensis]]''
*''[[Verbena bracteata]]''
*''[[Verbena brasiliensis]]''
*''[[Verbena canadensis]]''
*''[[Verbena carolina]]''
*''[[Verbena corymbosa]]''
*''[[Verbena elegans]]''
*''[[Verbena gracilis]]''
*''[[Verbena hastata]]''
|
*''[[Verbena hispida]]''
*''[[Verbena incisa]]''
*''[[Verbena laciniata]]''
*''[[Verbena lasiostachys]]''
*''[[Verbena macdougallii]]''
*''[[Verbena menthifolia]]''
*''[[Verbena officinalis]]''
*''[[Verbena peruviana]]''
*''[[Verbena phlogiflora]]''
*''[[Verbena rigida]]''
|
*''[[Verbena robusta]]''
*''[[Verbena runyonii]]''
*''[[Verbena simplex]]''
*''[[Verbena stricta]]''
*''[[Verbena supina]]''
*''[[Verbena tenera]]''
*''[[Verbena tenuisecta]]''
*''[[Verbena teucroides]]''
*''[[Verbena urticifolia]]''
*''[[Verbena xutha]]''
|}
===Diseases===
{{Main|List of verbena diseases}}
[[Image:Verbena Purple 1.JPG|left|thumb|Purple Verbena]]
<br />
==Uses and legends==
Vervain is believed to be a [[galactagogue]]{{Fact|date=July 2007}}.
Folk legend states that vervain ([[Common Vervain]] ''V. officinalis'') was used to stanch [[Jesus|Jesus's]] wounds after his removal from the [[crucifix|cross]]. Legends also state that vervain is used to protect people from [[vampires]]. It says that mixing it in an herbal tea, keeping it near you, and using oil extracted from it in a bath can protect you.
===Herbal Medicine===
{{Unreferencedsection|date=July 2007}}
Vervain can be chopped finely and boiled with water to make tea. The tea has been used as a herbal remedy for insomnia at night and for general ailments during the day.
;Vervain Tea Recipes
''FEVER REDUCER''<br />
2 tsp dried [[Catnip]]<br />
1 tsp dry Vervain<br />
<br />
Pour 2 cups boiling water over herbs. Steep 10 minutes & strain. <br />
<br />
''INSOMNIA''<br />
1 ½ oz dried Vervain leaves<br />
1 oz [[Chamomile]]<br />
½ oz [[Spearmint]]<br />
<br />
Mix all and add to 1 cup boiling water. Steep 8 minutes; strain.<br /><br />
''RELAXANT''<br />
1 ½ oz dried Vervain leaves<br />
1 oz [[Valerian root]]<br />
½ oz Devils Hoof or [[Juniper]]<br />
<br />
Allow to steep for 20 mins, use hot but NOT boiling water else you will destroy the active ingredient in the Valerian.<br />
Strain, then drink 20 mins before bedtime.
==See also==
{{Commons|Verbena}}
[[Lemon verbena]]
[[Category:Verbenaceae]]
[[Category:Garden plants]]
[[Category:Flowers]]
{{Lamiales-stub}}
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Verbena''
| image = Verbena simplex.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Narrow-leafed Vervain (''Verbena simplex'')
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
| familia = [[Verbenaceae]]
| genus = '''''Verbena'''''
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
See text
}}
''This article is about the plant. For other meanings, see [[Verbena (disambiguation)]].''
'''''Verbena''''' ('''Verbena''' or '''Vervain''') is a genus of [[annual]] and [[perennial plant|perennial]] herbaceous or semi-woody flowering plants with about 250 species in the family [[Verbenaceae]]. The majority of the species are native to the [[New World]] from [[Canada]] south to southern [[Chile]], but some are also native in the [[Old World]], mainly in [[Europe]] including ''V. officinalis, V. supina''.
The [[leaf|leaves]] are usually opposite, simple, and in many species hairy, often densely so. The [[flower]]s are small, white, pink, purple or blue, with five petals, and borne in dense spikes.
;Selected species
{|
|- valign=top
|
*''[[Verbena alata]]''
*''[[Verbena bonariensis]]''
*''[[Verbena bracteata]]''
*''[[Verbena brasiliensis]]''
*''[[Verbena canadensis]]''
*''[[Verbena carolina]]''
*''[[Verbena corymbosa]]''
*''[[Verbena elegans]]''
*''[[Verbena gracilis]]''
*''[[Verbena hastata]]''
|
*''[[Verbena hispida]]''
*''[[Verbena incisa]]''
*''[[Verbena laciniata]]''
*''[[Verbena lasiostachys]]''
*''[[Verbena macdougallii]]''
*''[[Verbena menthifolia]]''
*''[[Verbena officinalis]]''
*''[[Verbena peruviana]]''
*''[[Verbena phlogiflora]]''
*''[[Verbena rigida]]''
|
*''[[Verbena robusta]]''
*''[[Verbena runyonii]]''
*''[[Verbena simplex]]''
*''[[Verbena stricta]]''
*''[[Verbena supina]]''
*''[[Verbena tenera]]''
*''[[Verbena tenuisecta]]''
*''[[Verbena teucroides]]''
*''[[Verbena urticifolia]]''
*''[[Verbena xutha]]''
|}
===Diseases===
{{Main|List of verbena diseases}}
[[Image:Verbena Purple 1.JPG|left|thumb|Purple Verbena]]
<br />
==Uses and legends==
Vervain is believed to be a [[galactagogue]]{{Fact|date=July 2007}}.
Folk legend states that vervain ([[Common Vervain]] ''V. officinalis'') was used to stanch [[Jesus|Jesus's]] wounds after his removal from the [[crucifix|cross]]. Legends also state that vervain is used to protect people from [[vampires]]. It says that mixing it in an herbal tea, keeping it near you, and using oil extracted from it in a bath can protect you.
===Herbal Medicine===
{{Unreferencedsection|date=July 2007}}
Vervain can be chopped finely and boiled with water to make tea. The tea has been used as a herbal remedy for insomnia at night and for general ailments during the day.
;Vervain Tea Recipes
''FEVER REDUCER''<br />
2 tsp dried [[Catnip]]<br />
1 tsp dry Vervain<br />
<br />
Pour 2 cups boiling water over herbs. Steep 10 minutes & strain. <br />
<br />
''INSOMNIA''<br />
1 ½ oz dried Vervain leaves<br />
1 oz [[Chamomile]]<br />
½ oz [[Spearmint]]<br />
<br />
Mix all and add to 1 cup boiling water. Steep 8 minutes; strain.<br /><br />
''RELAXANT''<br />
1 ½ oz dried Vervain leaves<br />
1 oz [[Valerian root]]<br />
½ oz Devils Hoof or [[Juniper]]<br />
<br />
Allow to steep for 20 mins, use hot but NOT boiling water else you will destroy the active ingredient in the Valerian.<br />
Strain, then drink 20 mins before bedtime.
==See also==
{{Commons|Verbena}}
[[Lemon verbena]]
[[Category:Verbenaceae]]
[[Category:Garden plants]]
[[Category:Flowers]]
{{Lamiales-stub}}
