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Aloysia citrodora - Lemon verbena

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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"/>
== Description Uses== Lemon verbena is a perennial shrub or subshrub growing to 2–3 m high. The 8-cm-long{{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}}, glossy{{Uses|varicose veins}}, 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]{{Uses|chills}}
Sprays of tiny purple or white flowers appear in late spring or early summerLemon verbena is used for digestive disorders including indigestion, gas, colic, diarrhea, and constipation. It is sensitive to coldalso used for agitation, losing leaves at temperatures below 0 °C joint pain, trouble sleeping (32 °Finsomnia), although the wood is hardy to −10 °C (14 °F).[5] Due to its many culinary usesasthma, colds, fever, hemorrhoids, varicose veins, skin conditions, it is widely listed and marketed as a plant for the herb gardenchills.<ref name="des"/>
== Uses ==
*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]].
*It also is used to make herbal teas, or added to standard tea in place of actual lemon
*When making teas, it is said to help with muscle spasms, stomach pain, menstrual cramping, anxiety, and a fever reducer.
*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.
==Common nameParts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
* '''English''' - lemon verbena==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.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
== References Common names== {{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{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.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Fields}}, {{Commonly seen|Roadsides}}, {{Commonly seen|Open scrub}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> ==References== <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[https://bookswww.googlesciencedirect.co.incom/science/article/pii/booksS0378874112006393?idvia%3Dihub "sciencedirect"]</ref> <ref name=YdWEcMjKVBYC&pg=PA51&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Margaret Roberts' A–Z Herbs"Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http: Identifying Herbs, How to Grow Herbs, the Uses of Herbs//www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref> <ref name="desHow to plant/cultivate">[http://www.superbherbs.net/Lemonverbena.htm Lemon verbena"superb herbs"]</ref>
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== External Links == *[httpshttp://enwww.wikipediamissouribotanicalgarden.org/wikiPlantFinder/Aloysia_citrodora Aloysia citrodora - Wikipedia]PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=291522
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