Steinmetz:Verbena

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Verbena officinalis

Also known as (or relevant to) Verbena officinalis Family Verbenaceae English Names Vervain Holy Herb Horse-Whip Natural Habitat Europe Japan China Cochin China North America introduced in South Africa Part(s) Used Herba Verbenae Radix Verbenae

Constituent(s) tannic acid (a peculiar tannin) invertin saponin verbenalin (verbenaloside) verberin emulsin Action herb: corroborant nervine antispasmodic febrifuge tonic aphrodisiac antiscorbutic galactagogue detersive astringent emetic sudorific diuretic used in whooping cough