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'''Lemon verbena''' is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family Verbenaceae, native to western South America. Common names include '''Aloysia citrodora''' and '''lemon beebrush'''. It was brought to Europe by the Spanish and the Portuguese in the 17th century and cultivated for its oil.<ref name="int"/>
 
'''Lemon verbena''' is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family Verbenaceae, native to western South America. Common names include '''Aloysia citrodora''' and '''lemon beebrush'''. It was brought to Europe by the Spanish and the Portuguese in the 17th century and cultivated for its oil.<ref name="int"/>
  
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== Description ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|digestive disorders}}, {{Uses|insomnia}}, {{Uses|joint pain}}, {{Uses|agitation}}, {{Uses|constipation}}, {{Uses|diarrhea}}, {{Uses| colic}}, {{Uses|gas}}, {{Uses|indigestion}}, {{Uses|asthma}}, {{Uses|colds}}, {{Uses|fever}}, {{Uses|hemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|varicose veins}}, {{Uses|chills}}
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Lemon verbena is a perennial shrub or subshrub growing to 2–3 m high. The 8-cm-long, glossy, pointed leaves are slightly rough to the touch and emit a powerful scent reminiscent of lemon when bruised (hence the Latin specific epithet citrodora—lemon-scented).[4]
 
  
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Sprays of tiny purple or white flowers appear in late spring or early summer. It is sensitive to cold, losing leaves at temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F), although the wood is hardy to −10 °C (14 °F).[5] Due to its many culinary uses, it is widely listed and marketed as a plant for the herb garden.<ref name="des"/>
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Lemon verbena is used for digestive disorders including indigestion, gas, colic, diarrhea, and constipation. It is also used for agitation, joint pain, trouble sleeping (insomnia), asthma, colds, fever, hemorrhoids, varicose veins, skin conditions, and chills.
  
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== Uses ==
 
  
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*Lemon verbena leaves are used to add a lemon flavor to fish and poultry dishes, vegetable marinades, salad dressings, jams, puddings, Greek yogurt and [[beverages]].
 
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*It also is used to make herbal teas, or added to standard tea in place of actual lemon
 
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*When making teas, it is said to help with muscle spasms, stomach pain, menstrual cramping, anxiety, and a fever reducer.
 
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*Moderate antioxidant supplementation with lemon verbena extract protects neutrophils against oxidative damage, decreasing the signs of muscular damage in chronic running exercise without blocking the cellular adaptation to exercise.
 
  
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==Common name==
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
  
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* '''English''' - lemon verbena
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==Chemical Composition==
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Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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== References ==  
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
  
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==Habit==
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<ref name="int">[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=YdWEcMjKVBYC&pg=PA51&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false  Margaret Roberts' A–Z Herbs: Identifying Herbs, How to Grow Herbs, the Uses of Herbs]</ref>
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{{Habit|Herb}}
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<ref name="des">[http://www.superbherbs.net/Lemonverbena.htm Lemon verbena]</ref>
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Softwood cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Lemon verbena is not a showy plant, but it does have attractive leaves and should be the first on an aromatic garden list.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Fields}}, {{Commonly seen|Roadsides}}, {{Commonly seen|Open scrub}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://www.superbherbs.net/Lemonverbena.htm "superb herbs"]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  
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== External Links ==
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==External Links==
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http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=291522
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloysia_citrodora Aloysia citrodora - Wikipedia]
 
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]

Revision as of 15:01, 24 April 2018

Aloysia citrodora, lemon verbena

Lemon verbena is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family Verbenaceae, native to western South America. Common names include Aloysia citrodora and lemon beebrush. It was brought to Europe by the Spanish and the Portuguese in the 17th century and cultivated for its oil.[1]

Uses

digestive disorders, insomnia, joint pain, agitation, constipation, diarrhea, colic, gas, indigestion, asthma, colds, fever, hemorrhoids, varicose veins, chills

Lemon verbena is used for digestive disorders including indigestion, gas, colic, diarrhea, and constipation. It is also used for agitation, joint pain, trouble sleeping (insomnia), asthma, colds, fever, hemorrhoids, varicose veins, skin conditions, and chills.


Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5-20 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown With hooked hairs {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Softwood cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Lemon verbena is not a showy plant, but it does have attractive leaves and should be the first on an aromatic garden list.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Fields, Roadsides, Open scrub.

Photo Gallery

  • Odermennig.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named int
  2. ↑ "sciencedirect"
  3. ↑ "wayback machine"
  4. ↑ "superb herbs"

External Links

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=291522

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