Blue Verbena (Verbena officinalis)
蓝花马鞭草lán huā mǎ biān cǎoLanhuamabiancao
Verbena officinalis · Plant
1
Indications
4
With studies in people
Cautions
May stimulate uterine contractions; avoid during pregnancy; may interact with blood-thinning medications; limited safety data.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Blue Verbena for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Blue Verbena does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit CalmingBenefit DigestiveBenefit Respiratory
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Verbena officinalis and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antimicrobial18 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Calming2 records
- Benefit Digestive6 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Respiratory5 records, 3 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome17 records, 4 in people