common vervain
common verbena
verbena officinalis latin

This name is also used for Common Vervain (V. officinalis).

The essential oil of various species - mainly common vervain - is traded as Spanish verbena oil.

Common Vervain was scientifically described by Carl Linnaeus his 1753 Species Plantarum.

Verbena officinalis (Common Vervain)

Verbena officinalis, the Common Vervain or Common Verbena, is a perennial herb native to Europe.

Medical use of Common Vervain is usually as a herbal tea; Nicholas Culpeper's 1652 The English Physitian discusses folk uses.

In the early Christian era, folk legend stated that Common Vervain (V. officinalis) was used to staunch Jesus' wounds after his removal from the cross.

Verbena officinalis - Common Vervain, Simpler's Joy, Holy Herb, Mosquito plant, Wild hyssop, Herb of the Cross (Type species)

It might be closest to a group that might include such North American species as V. lasiostachys or V. menthifolia, and the Common Vervain (V. officinalis) from Europe.

Common Vervain is held in high esteem since the Classical Antiquity; it has long been associated with divine and other supernatural forces, and it has an equally long-standing use as a medicinal plant.

The only Verbena widely found in England in a native state is Common Vervain, though it is just as possible that the names reference the popular ornamental verbenas, such as the Garden Vervain.

While common vervain is not native to North America, it has been introduced there and for example the Pawnee have adopted it as an entheogen enhancer and in oneiromancy (dream divination), much as Calea zacatechichi is used in Mexico.

Verbena officinalis, the Common Vervain or Common Verbena, is a perennial herb native to Europe.