Herba Verbenae

Name: Herba Verbenae
Resource: Herb of Verbena officinalis L.,family Verbenaceae.
Characteristic: A herb,high 0.5-1.0 meter.Stem square.Leaves opposite,basal leaves thrice deply cracked,margin irregularly serrate;basal leaves rarely lobed;both surfaces covered by scabrous hairs.Spike terminal or axillary,slender.Flower small;labiate corolla blue-purple.Bitter in taste,slightly cold in nature,and attributive to liver and spleen channels.

Pharmacodynamics:

1.Clear away heat and toxic material:For diphtheria,sorethroat,common cold of wind-heat type,skin infection,dysentery and diarrhea of wind-heat type,leucorrhagia of dampness-heat type.Recently,also used for icteric infectious hepatitis and mycotic vaginitis.

 2.Promote blood circulation to remove blood stasis:For blood-stasis syndrome with amenia,dysmenorrhea,or abdominal mass.Recently,used for hepatosplenomegaly.

3.Prevent recurrence of malaria and kill parasites:For malaria and filariasis.

4.Promote diuresis:For edema,wet beriberi,stranguria of heat type.

Usage: Decoction:10-30g;40-60g daily for diphtheria,malaria and hepatitis.
Caution:
Local application:Decoction for vaginal irrigation and medicated cotton ball for vaginal suppository in case of mycotic vaginitis.

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Function:
Check to vomit, analgesic, spasm, strengthening the cellular immune function and bacteriostasis

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Medicinal Parts

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