 Verbena officinalis L. |
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Verbenaceae.
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- Local Name:
- Burni, Kahi Sonkn.
- Synonym:
- Verbena tenuispicata Stapf
- Habit and Habitat:
- A perennial, erect herb up to 25-100cm tall, common in well-drained open places of sub-tropical and temperate zones.
- Taxonomic Features:
- Stem branched, 4-angled. Leaves oblong to oblong-lanceolate, deeply serrate, lyrately pinnatifid to subentire, narrowed at base, lower petiolate, upper sessile. Inflorescence a spike,terminal, paniculate,10-30cm long. Flower pale lilac-pink or purplish, 4mm across, subsessile. Calyx tube longer than bracts, ribbed, hairy. Corolla tube cylindrical, hairy. Fruit nutlets type, enclosed.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- March-October.
- Harvesting Time:
- April- December.
- Medicinal Value:
- Used to treat depression, insomnia, jaundice, urinary problems, menstrual cramps. Aerial parts are nerve tonic, liver stimulant and increase breast milk. [10] Locally paste of whole plant is used for healing wounds and seed boiled in milk are given to feeding mothers.
- Part Used:
- Whole plant.
- Occurrence:
- Common.
- Future Perspective:
- Collection, Cultivation, Herbal Pharmacy.
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