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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | name = &#039;&#039;Verbena officinalis&#039;&#039;<br /> | image = Verbena-officinalis.JPG<br /> | image_width = 240px<br /> | regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br /> | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]<br /> | ordo = [[Lamiales]]<br /> | familia = [[Verbenaceae]]<br /> | genus = &#039;&#039;[[Verbena]]&#039;&#039;<br /> | species = &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;V. officinalis&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> | binomial = &#039;&#039;Verbena officinalis&#039;&#039;<br /> | binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Verbena officinalis&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;&#039;Common Vervain&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;Common Verbena&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;Simpler&#039;s Joy&#039;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;&#039;Holy Herb&#039;&#039;&#039;) is a perennial [[herb]] native to [[Europe]]. It grows up to a metre (a yard) high, with an upright habit and it prefers limey soils. The lobed leaves are toothed, the delicate spikes hold mauve flowers.<br /> <br /> This ancient plant has been used in herbal medicine to treat nervous problems and insomnia. It was also considered an herb of inspiration and has long been regarded as a powerful ally of poets and writers. More recently, the Pawnee Indians used vervain to improve their dreaming, and is often referred to as the North American version of [[Calea zacatechichi]].<br /> <br /> ===Cultivation and uses===<br /> Propagation is by seed or root. It is widely [[naturalisation (biology)|naturalised]] outside its native range. This plant is used as a [[medicinal plant]].<br /> <br /> In northern Europe it was regarded as a sacred herb, used in sacred ointments to cleanse and defend against demonic illness. It was also used in love potions<br /> <br /> According to the [[William Faulkner]] short story &quot;An Odor of Verbena&quot;, Verbena is the only scent that can be smelled above the scent of horses and courage.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Verbenaceae]]<br /> [[Category:Herbs]]<br /> [[Category:Medicinal plants]]<br /> <br /> {{Lamiales-stub}}</div>

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