Friday 22 June 2018

Verbena officinalis. Kader Kochi.


Synonyms


Devils’ bane, Holy herb, Herb of cross, Herb of grace, Blue vervain, Mosquito plant.


Constituents

Perennial plant. Height 50 cm. Plant contains tannin, silica, volatile oil, sitosterol, ursolic acid, verbenalin, and apigenin. Bitter. 


Therapeutics

This is medicine for anxiety neurosis.

It is medicine for insomnia, hysteria, chorea, and epilepsy.

It is medicine for intermittent fever. 

It is medicine for oliguria, and oedema due to cardiac weakness.

It is medicine for wound, mouth ulcer, and vesicular erysipelas. 

It is an antidote in poison oak.

It has Valerian like action.

It was one of Druid's medicines (Viscum album).


Dose 

1 to 2 drops.

Dilution.





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