Verbena

Known Location

Benden Weyr Bowl

Growth form:

Lemon Verbena grows to 3m. Tiny, pale summer flowers.

Uses:

Edible: Leaves used to flavor drinks, fruit, sweet dishes, and to make herb tea.

Medicinal: The tea is refreshing and mildly sedative- it soothes bronchial and nasal congestion and eases indigestion nausea, flatulence, stomach cramps, and palpitations. Leaf infusion soothes puffy eyes. Long term use of large amounts may irritate the stomach.