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Verbena officinalis L.
Engl.: herb of the cross, vervain.
Deu.: Eisenkraut, Echtes Eisenkraut, Gewöhnliches Eisenkraut.
Sven.: järnört, läkeverbena.
Suom.: rohtorautayrtti, rohtoverbena.
Pre-Linnaean: Verbena. (Botanical Journeys in Kent and Hampstead, Thomas Johnson, 1972.)
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Classic texts: Elizabeth Blackwell, 1737 (Vol. 1), 1739 (Vol. 2).
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 1995 21:06:49 +0000
To: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants discussion list
From: christopher hedley
Subject: re sleeping aids needed
... healing can only be an holistic process. It is too easy to slip into the 'cure it quickly' mentality which pervades our society.
However there is often hidden virtue in what might appear to be purely symptomatic treatment with herbs, for example using relaxing herbs to help us reconstruct a healthy sleeping pattern.
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Henriette's herbal blog: Percolating a lemon verbena tincture.
Classic texts: John Hill 1812.
Classic texts: Madaus 1938.
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