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Vervain
Verbena officinalis
Vervain · Berbena · Briw'r March · Cas-Gan-Gythraul · Common verbena · Derwen Fendigaid · Derwen y Ddaear Ferfaen · Dərman minaçiçəyi · Echtes Eisenkraut · Eisenkraut · Erba de San Giuann · European Verbena · European vervain · Europese Verbena · Gewöhnliches Eisenkraut
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China, Eurasia, Turkey, Mexico, Sudan, Africa, Italy(Tuscany), Kurdistan
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Amenorrhea, Astringent, Bilious, Bite(Snake)
Science studied: ADENOSINE, ARTEMITIN, CAFFEIC-ACID, CITRAL
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 officinalis
Common names: Vervain, Berbena, Briw'r March, Cas-Gan-Gythraul, Common verbena, Derwen Fendigaid, Derwen y Ddaear Ferfaen, Dərman minaçiçəyi, Echtes Eisenkraut, Eisenkraut, Erba de San Giuann, European Verbena, European vervain, Europese Verbena, Gewöhnliches Eisenkraut
POWO: 330554-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in China, Eurasia, Turkey, Mexico, Sudan, Africa, Elsewhere, Italy(Tuscany) and 13 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Amenorrhea
- Astringent
- Bilious
- Bite(Snake)
- Bronchitis
- Deobstruent
- Detersive
- Diuretic
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- Dropsy
- Edema
- Emmenagogue
- Fever
- Gall-Bladder
- Hepatitis
- Lactogogue
- Poison
- Rheumatism
- Rubefacient
- Scrofula
- Scurvy
- Sore
- Spasm
- Tonic
- Trauma
- Tumor
- Tumor(Throat)
- Vermifuge
- Wound
- Alexiteric
- Aphrodisiac
- Cirrhosis
- Depurative
- Diaphoretic
- Dysmenorrhea
- Eczema
- Emetic
- Liver
- Mastitis
- Nerves
- Nervine
- Pertussis
- Tea
- Tumor(Scrotum)
- Arthritis
- Cancer
- Cold
- Decoagulant
- Fuel
- Hematocoele
- Malaria
- Nephritis
- Skin
- Sudorific
- Urogenital
- Uterus
- Vulnerary
- Polyp
- Womb
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- China
- Eurasia
- Turkey
- Mexico
- Sudan
- Africa
- Elsewhere
- Italy(Tuscany)
- Kurdistan
- Australia
- Brazil
- Argentina
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- Portugal*
- Europe
- Spain
- Indochina
- Iraq
- Uk(Wales)
- Lesotho
- Japan
- Sicily
Documented cultural uses
- Amenorrhea
- Astringent
- Bilious
- Bite(Snake)
- Bronchitis
- Deobstruent
- Detersive
- Diuretic
- Dropsy
- Edema
- Emmenagogue
- Fever
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- Gall-Bladder
- Hepatitis
- Lactogogue
- Poison
- Rheumatism
- Rubefacient
- Scrofula
- Scurvy
- Sore
- Spasm
- Tonic
- Trauma
- Tumor
- Tumor(Throat)
- Vermifuge
- Wound
- Alexiteric
- Aphrodisiac
- Cirrhosis
- Depurative
- Diaphoretic
- Dysmenorrhea
- Eczema
- Emetic
- Liver
- Mastitis
- Nerves
- Nervine
- Pertussis
- Tea
- Tumor(Scrotum)
- Arthritis
- Cancer
- Cold
- Decoagulant
- Fuel
- Hematocoele
- Malaria
- Nephritis
- Skin
- Sudorific
- Urogenital
- Uterus
- Vulnerary
- Polyp
- Womb
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Amenorrhea · China · "
- Astringent · Eurasia · "
- Astringent · Turkey · "
- Bilious · Mexico · "
- Bite(Snake) · Sudan · "
- Bronchitis · Africa · "
- Deobstruent · China · "
- Detersive · Turkey · "
- Diuretic · Eurasia · "
- Diuretic · China · "
- Dropsy · Mexico · "
- Edema · China · "
- Emmenagogue · China · "
- Fever · Turkey · "
- Fever · Elsewhere · "
- Gall-Bladder · Italy(Tuscany) · "
- Hepatitis · China · "
- Lactogogue · Kurdistan · "
- Lactogogue · Turkey · "
- Poison · Australia · "
- Rheumatism · Elsewhere · "
- Rheumatism · Sudan · "
- Rubefacient · Sudan · "
- Scrofula · Sudan · "
54 additional documented entries remain in the source record.
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Electrospun Nanofibers Loaded with <i>Verbena officinalis</i> Extract as Multifunctional Bioactive Wound Dressings. · 2026 source ↗
- Retraction Note: Verbena officinalis (VO) leaf extract as an anti-corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in acidic environment. · 2026 source ↗
- Cornin, a compound from Verbena officinalis L, ameliorates preeclampsia progression through activating NO signaling and deactivating NFκB. · 2025 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ADENOSINE
- ARTEMITIN
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CITRAL
- EMULSIN
- EO
- 5-HYDROXY-3,6,7,3',4'-PENTAMETHOXYFLAVONE
- INVERTIN
- MUCILAGE
- STACHYOSE
- TANNIN
- URSOLIC-ACID
- VERBENALIN
- VERBENIN
- (+)-VERBENONE
- AUCUBIN
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- BETA-CAROTENE
- HASTATOSIDE
- LUPEOL
- ALPHA-SITOSTEROL
- TERPENENE
- VERBENALOL
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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