{"id":3755,"date":"2022-04-29T10:51:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T10:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forum.sbenny.com\/blog\/gardening\/plants\/spontaneous-plants\/verbena-officinalis-botanical-characteristics-beneficial-properties-and-uses\/"},"modified":"2022-04-29T10:51:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T10:51:46","slug":"verbena-officinalis-botanical-characteristics-beneficial-properties-and-uses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forum.sbenny.com\/blog\/gardening\/plants\/spontaneous-plants\/verbena-officinalis-botanical-characteristics-beneficial-properties-and-uses\/","title":{"rendered":"Verbena officinalis.  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It is in fact a plant rich in beneficial properties.<\/p>\n<p>In this article we know its botanical characteristics, the medicinal properties it holds and its relative uses.<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-657\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><span class=\"ezoic-ad box-3 box-3657 adtester-container adtester-container-657\" data-ez-name=\"coltivazionebiologica_it-box-3\"><span id=\"div-gpt-ad-coltivazionebiologica_it-box-3-0\" ezaw=\"300\" ezah=\"250\" style=\"position:relative;z-index:0;display:inline-block;padding:0;min-height:250px;min-width:300px\" class=\"ezoic-ad\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"forum-950033256\" class=\"forum-content-2 forum-entity-placement\">\t\t<div class=\"ad-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;min-height:250px;text-align:center\">\r\n\t\t\t<!-- In Article Blog -->\r\n\t\t\t<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n\t\t\t\t style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n\t\t\t\t data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n\t\t\t\t data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n\t\t\t\t data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3476569516614521\"\r\n\t\t\t\t data-ad-slot=\"9829044906\"><\/ins>\r\n\t\t\t<script>\r\n\t\t\t\t (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n\t\t\t<\/script>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"Nomi_regionali_della_Verbena_officinalis\">Regional names of the <em>Verbena officinalis<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As evidence of the local spread, here are some of the regional names by which this plant is known: <strong>turkish grass<\/strong> And <strong>miusa grass<\/strong> in Liguria, <strong>barbegna<\/strong> And <strong>coj dij pr\u00e0<\/strong> in Piedmont, <strong>barbena<\/strong> in Lombardy, <strong>crous<\/strong> And <strong>clumbeine<\/strong> in Emilia, <strong>herbena<\/strong> in Veneto, <strong>grass cross<\/strong> And <strong>berbena<\/strong> in Tuscany, <strong>purecella<\/strong> in Abruzzo, <strong>vermena<\/strong> in Lazio, <strong>vein<\/strong> in Campania, <strong>spleen grass<\/strong> in Puglia, <strong>herb de la crucivia<\/strong> In Calabria, <strong>mischievous<\/strong> And <strong>virminiaca<\/strong> in Sicily, <strong>crebena<\/strong> in Sardinia.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Descrizione_botanica_della_verbena\">Botanical description of verbena<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ezlazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-22237\" alt=\"Verbena officinalis\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" ezimgfmt=\"rs rscb3 src ng ngcb3\" src=\"https:\/\/forum.sbenny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Verbena-officinalis-Botanical-characteristics-beneficial-properties-and-uses.jpg\"><br \/>There <em>Verbena officinalis<\/em> it is a perennial herbaceous plant, of the biological form of scapose hemicryptophyte, that is a perennial plant thanks to the buds placed at ground level.  The root system is a small rhizome, with the basal portion sometimes lignified.  The stem, with a square section with protruding corners, is quite branched.  It can be in an upright form or lying down and then ascending, and is on average 60-70 cm long, rarely reaching 1 m.<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-652\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><span class=\"ezoic-ad medrectangle-3 medrectangle-3652 adtester-container adtester-container-652\" data-ez-name=\"coltivazionebiologica_it-medrectangle-3\"><span id=\"div-gpt-ad-coltivazionebiologica_it-medrectangle-3-0\" ezaw=\"728\" ezah=\"90\" style=\"position:relative;z-index:0;display:inline-block;padding:0;min-height:90px;min-width:728px\" class=\"ezoic-ad\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"forum-1122466794\" class=\"forum-content forum-entity-placement\">\t\t<div class=\"ad-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;min-height:250px;text-align:center\">\r\n\t\t\t<!-- In Article Blog -->\r\n\t\t\t<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n\t\t\t\t style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n\t\t\t\t data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n\t\t\t\t data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n\t\t\t\t data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3476569516614521\"\r\n\t\t\t\t data-ad-slot=\"9829044906\"><\/ins>\r\n\t\t\t<script>\r\n\t\t\t\t (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n\t\t\t<\/script>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"Foglie\">Leaves<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ezlazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-22238\" alt=\"Verbena leaves\" width=\"780\" height=\"561\" ezimgfmt=\"rs rscb3 src ng ngcb3\" src=\"https:\/\/forum.sbenny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1651229506_267_Verbena-officinalis-Botanical-characteristics-beneficial-properties-and-uses.jpg\"><br \/>The leaves of the common verbena are opposite and different depending on the position on the stems.  The lower ones are petiolate, oblong-lanceolate with the toothed margin more or less deeply, sometimes pinnatifid.  The leaves inserted in the middle portion of the stem are instead tripartite, that is divided into three lobes of which the median is larger than the lateral ones.  Finally the upper leaves, simple and oblong, with the toothed or entire margin in the last leaves.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ezoic-autoinsert-ad ezoic-mid_content\"><\/span><span style=\"clear:both;display:block\" id=\"ez-clearholder-box-4\"><\/span><span class=\"ezoic-ad box-4 box-4260 adtester-container adtester-container-260\" data-ez-name=\"coltivazionebiologica_it-box-4\"><span id=\"div-gpt-ad-coltivazionebiologica_it-box-4-0\" ezaw=\"300\" ezah=\"250\" style=\"position:relative;z-index:0;display:inline-block;padding:0;min-height:250px;min-width:300px\" class=\"ezoic-ad\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Fiori\">Flowers<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ezlazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-22239\" alt=\"Verbena officinalis flower\" width=\"780\" height=\"550\" ezimgfmt=\"rs rscb3 src ng ngcb3\" src=\"https:\/\/forum.sbenny.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1651229506_855_Verbena-officinalis-Botanical-characteristics-beneficial-properties-and-uses.jpg\"><br \/>THE <strong>verbena flowers<\/strong> they are inserted on spikes which lengthen during flowering and which together form a panicle.  Each flower has a small bract at the base.  The calyx, tubular, is terminated by four to five teeth.  The corolla, of light lilac or pink color, is also tubular and opens to the fauce in five oval and sub-equal lobes.<br \/>The flowering of the plant is prolonged, it takes place from May to October depending on the climatic zone.<\/p><div id=\"forum-4028171733\" class=\"forum-content-3 forum-entity-placement\">\t\t<div class=\"ad-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;min-height:250px;text-align:center\">\r\n\t\t\t<!-- In Article Blog -->\r\n\t\t\t<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n\t\t\t\t style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n\t\t\t\t data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n\t\t\t\t data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n\t\t\t\t data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3476569516614521\"\r\n\t\t\t\t data-ad-slot=\"9829044906\"><\/ins>\r\n\t\t\t<script>\r\n\t\t\t\t (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n\t\t\t<\/script>\r\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ezoic-autoinsert-ad ezoic-long_content\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Frutti\">Fruits<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The fruit of the <em>Verbena officinalis<\/em> it is a capsule compressed laterally with the apex sunken and therefore heart-shaped.  The external surface is reticulated-wrinkled, inside it is divided into four lodges each containing a seed.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Habitat_naturale_della_Verbena_officinalis\">Natural habitat of the <em>Verbena officinalis<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As mentioned, wild verbena is present throughout Italy.  It grows from sea level to the alpine area, preferably in fallow fields and along country roads.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Raccolta_e_conservazione_della_verbena\">Collection and storage of verbena<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The parts of the <em>Verbena officinalis<\/em> that are used in domestic herbal medicine are the flowered tops.  They are harvested at the beginning of flowering, cutting the plant 10-20 cm from the lowest flowers.  The tops, gathered in bunches, hang to dry in an airy and shady place.  They can then be safely stored in paper bags.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Principi_attivi_e_proprieta_della_Verbena_officinalis\">Active ingredients and properties of <em>Verbena officinalis<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The main constituents of officinal verbena are: bitter iridoid glycosides (verbenaloside, verbenin), <u>essential oil<\/u> (citral, limonene, geraniol, verbenone), flavonoids, mucilages, triterpenes, polyphenols, phytosterols.<br \/>From these active principles derive the following properties: diuretic, purifying, anti-neuralgic, <u>anti-inflammatory<\/u>, digestive, febrifuge, galactogogue, astringent.  The leaves have <u>antioxidant and antifungal activity<\/u>.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Indicazioni\">Indications<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The properties recognized at the flowering tops of the <em>Verbena officinalis<\/em> they range in a fairly vast field.  The tradition of popular medicine uses its distinctly bitter taste to stimulate the appetite and promote digestion.  In addition, it attributes diuretic and purifying virtues of the liver and spleen, and considers it useful for eliminating stones, driving away fever, relieving rheumatic pains.<br \/>This plant is also an excellent remedy for external use.  Infusions are in fact used to cleanse sores and wounds, to gargle that purify the mouth, tone the gums and remove inflammation of the tonsils.  In addition, the poultices made with the flowering tops mitigate the neuralgic pains and those of the joints.  Finally, it is applied on bruises to reverse swelling and liquid transfers.<br \/>There <em>Verbena officinalis<\/em> it can be found in herbalist&#8217;s shops and specialized shops <u>in different formulations<\/u>.<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-650\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Uso_domestico\">Domestic use<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the home, it can be done easily <u>prepare an infusion<\/u> with the flowering tops of verbena, using 1 g in 100 ml of water, to be taken after meals as a digestive and purifying agent.<br \/>For external use, a larger quantity of the plant is used to prepare the infusion, i.e. 5 g in 100 ml of water.  Excellent for bruises, neuralgic and joint pains, to purify and tone the mouth and throat.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-689\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><span class=\"ezoic-ad large-mobile-banner-1 large-mobile-banner-1689 adtester-container adtester-container-689\" data-ez-name=\"coltivazionebiologica_it-large-mobile-banner-1\"><span id=\"div-gpt-ad-coltivazionebiologica_it-large-mobile-banner-1-0\" ezaw=\"580\" ezah=\"400\" style=\"position:relative;z-index:0;display:inline-block;padding:0;width:100%;max-width:1200px;margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;min-height:90px;min-width:728px\" class=\"ezoic-ad\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There Verbena officinalis is a plant belonging to the family of Verbenaceaealso known by the names of common verbena And wild verbena. The botanical family is very large and includes innumerable species, both spontaneous and cultivated. 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