Simple Herbal Extracts | Blue Vervain

Name

Blue Vervain

Botanical Name

Verbena hastata

Part Used

flowering tops

Contraindications

Not for use in pregnancy *

Traditional Information*

Blue Vervain is an underutilized medicine especially useful for spasmodic nervous disorders. It is indicated for some types of petit mal epilepsy (especially if associated with menses), PMS and menopausal anxiety, irritability associated with fevers and the flu, liver migraines, trigeminal neuralgia, and Bells Palsy. It is best used with a carminative to prevent nausea.

Herbal Therapeutics Research Library, David Winston (RH) AHG

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