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Verbena officinalis, the Common Vervain or Common Verbena, is a perennial herb native to Europe.  It grows up to a metre/yard high, with an upright habitus.  The lobed leaves are toothed, the delicate spikes hold mauve flowers.

This plant prefers limey soils; it is occasionally grown as an ornamental plant but perhaps more often for the powerful properties some herbalists ascribe to it.  Propagation is by root cuttings or seed.  It is widely naturalised outside its native range, for example in North America.

It is also known as Simpler's Joy or Holy Herb, or more ambiguously as "mosquito plant" or "wild hyssop".  The common name "Blue Vervain" is also sometimes used, but properly refers to V. hastata.  And of course, being the only member of its genus in much of its range, it is also simply known as "the vervain" locally.

Common Vervain is held in high esteem since the Classical Antiquity; it has long been associated with divine and other supernatural forces, and it has an equally long-standing use as a medicinal plant.  Chinese Verbena Officinalis is of very old usage as a digestive and sedative nightcap.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In folk medicine Verbena Officinalis has been used for depression, insomnia, painful or irregular menstruation, post-natal depression, acute diarrhea, the digestive system, stomach disorders, reducing inflammation, stimulating metabolism, asthma, and coughs.

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