Verbena officinalis or Herb Venus,the old spice Vervain and Its Enchantment Use:From Black Magic to Christin Legend.
Article Content:
- .Basic Botanical Info of Vervain.
- .Plant and its Description:Verbena officinalis.
- .Verbena officinalis Phytochemicals and Constituents.
- .Therapeutics and Applications of Verbena officinalis.
- .Verbena officinalis Pharmacological Effects.
- .Traditional Uses in Brief:Verbena officinalis.
- .Historical or traditional use of Verbena officinalis.
- .Vervain and Its Enchantment Use:From charm to Black Magic and Christin Legend.
- .Administration and Application Guide:Verbena officinalis.
- .Research Update:Verbena officinalis.
Basic Botanical Info of Vervain.
Vervain
Botanical name: Verbena officinalis, Verbena officinalis (LINN.), Verbena hastata
latin:Herba Verbenae
Family: Labiatae
Color: Blue
Elements: Earth, Air,Venus/Earth/Air/Water/female/yin/Virgo/Libra/Quality: hot and dry
Synonyms:Herb of Grace. Herbe Sacree. Herba veneris.
Parts Used:Leaves, flowering heads,Aerial parts,The above-ground parts of the plant gathered before flowering, dried.
Herbal Anecdote: Vervain was sacred to many ancient cultures.
The most commonly used species is European vervain (Verbena officinalis), though blue vervain (V. hastata) and V. macdougalii, among others, are probably interchangeable. V. officinalis is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa and has spread to North America. Other medicinal species are native to North America. The leaf and flower are used in herbal medicine.
Other Names:Vervain, Wild Hyssop, Simpler's Joy, American vervain, blue vervain, false vervain, traveler's joy, Indian hyssop, purvain,Ayauhxochitl, Bunj, European Vervain, Gogerchin Otu, Herb Of The Cross, Herb-of-the-cross, Holywort, Ijzerhard, Kuma-Tuzura, Ma Pien Ts'Ao, Minecicegi, Rejil Al Hamam, Texas Vervain, Verbena, Verbena Oficinal, Vervain
Also known as- Verbena officinalis, verbena, Common Verbena, Common Vervain, Eisenkraut, Enchanter's Plant, European Vervain, Herb of Grace, Herb of the Cross, Holywort, Juno's Tears, Pigeon's Grass, Pigeonweed, Simpler's Joy, Turkey Grass, Verbenae herba, Vervain, Yerba de Santa Ana.
Vervain is also known as Vervan, Van Van, Ferfaen, Verbein, Verbena, Verbinaca, Dragon's Claw, Enchanter's Plant, Tears of Isis, Juno's Tears, Herba Veneris (herb of Venus), Persephonion, Demetria, Mercury's Moist Blood, Peristerium, Sagmina, Pigeon Grass, Pigeonwood, Frog-foot, Simpler's Joy, Altar Plant, Herba Sacra or Herbe Sacree, Holy Plant, Herb of Cross, Holy Herb, and Herb of Grace.
German = Eisenkraut, French = Verveine, Spanish and Italian = Verbena
Common Vervain,European Vervain,Herb-of-the-cross,Vervain,Holy herb,Simpler's joy,Holywort,Wort, peristerian
Common names in China: Ma Bian,Long Ya Cao,Feng Jing Cao,Zi Ding Long Ya,Tie Ma Bian,Gou Ya Cao,Ma Bian Shao,Xiao Tie Ma Bian,Shun Lue Cao,Qing Ting Cao,Tui Xue Cao,Tie Ma Lian,Nue Ma Bian,Tu Jing Jie,Ye Jing Jie,Yan Wei Cao,Bai Ma Bian,Qing Ting Fan,Gou Yao Cao,Tie Sao Zhu.
History: The name Vervain is derived from the Celtic ferfaen from fer, 'to drive away' and faen, 'a stone' as it was used for affections of the bladder, especially calculus (stone formation).
The name Verbena was the classical Roman name for altar plants in general and for this species in particular. Priests used it for sacrifices from where the name Herba Sacra comes.
Flowering Period :July to September.
Habitat :Swales, damp thickets, shores, moist fields, meadows, and waste areas. wide spread in central south,south west China and other provinces including Shan Xi,Shaan Xi,Gan Su,Xin Jiang,Jiang Su,An Hui,Zhe Jiang,Jiang Xi,Fu Jian,etc.
Harvest :Herb and root.
Legends: Vervain was believed to possess magical and aphrodisiac properties and was once widely used in various rites and incantations associated with witchcraft and sorcery.
According to legend, vervain was used on the Mount of Calvary to staunch Christ's wounds.
Roman soldiers carried vervain to protect them in battle.
Reference:
1.Verbena officinalis or Herb Venus,the old spice Vervain and Its Enchantment Use:From Black Magic to Christin Legend.
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