Tea is made from one tablespoon of the dried herb and steeped 10-15 minutes.
Description
This medicinal herb has also been included in “love potions” of many cultures, used in witchcraft and thought to be an aphrodisiac to stimulate sexual arousal.
Other traditional uses of this medicinal herb include treatment of colds, asthma, fever, gout.
Vervain has been used as a tonic, aid for digestion and ointment. The analgesic effects of it may counter headaches and abdominal pain associated with menstruation and as it is considered a natural antispasmodic, it is used to reduce menstruation cramping. The tannin in this medicinal herb make it an astringent and therefore it could be used as a mouthwash for bleeding gums, halitosis, tonsillitis and mouth ulcers. One of its traditional uses includes chewing the vervain roots to strengthen teeth and gums. Used as a poultice or ointment, the herb may be used as a natural remedy for bruises, skin infections, insect bites, eczema, and other skin disorders. It has also been used to alleviate sprains. Vervain is considered a liver tonic, thought to stimulate appetite and aid digestion. Additionally it has been used to treat diarrhea. Vervain has long been used in herbal medicine as a tea. As far back as 1652 the folk uses were known and recorded by Nicholas Culpepper in The English Physician.v>
