Blue Vervain

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US(Amerindian), US, US(Colonial), US(Appalachia)

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Stomach), Albuminuria, Diaphoretic, Emetic

Science studied: CORNIN, HASTATOSIDE, VERBENALIN

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Verbenaceae

Scientific name: Verbena hastata

Common names: Blue Vervain, Wild Hyssop, American Blue Vervain, American Vervain, American Vervain, Blue Vervain, Swamp Vervain, American blue vervain, American vervain, American vervain, Blue vervain, Swamp vervain, Blauwe verbena, Lanzen-Eisenkraut, Simpler's-joy, Swamp Verbena, Swamp Vervain (EN), Werbena oszczepowata

History

The source record documents this plant in US(Amerindian), US, US(Colonial), US(Appalachia).

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Stomach)
• Albuminuria
• Diaphoretic
• Emetic
• Expectorant
• Fever
• Medicine
• Sudorific

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US(Amerindian)
• US
• US(Colonial)
• US(Appalachia)

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Stomach)
• Albuminuria
• Diaphoretic
• Emetic
• Expectorant
• Fever
• Medicine
• Sudorific
• Cold

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CORNIN
• HASTATOSIDE
• VERBENALIN

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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