Verbena, Lemon Essential Oil (Aloysia citrodora)
Overview
Verbena, Lemon may also be referred to as Lemon Verbena, Lippia Citriodora. It is typically processed using steam or hydro distillation as a method for extracting oil from the leaves.
Essential Facts
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Aroma Description:
Citrus Fresh Herbaceous Lemony Slightly floral Slightly spicy Slightly sweet
- Common Name(s): Lemon Verbena, Lippia Citriodora
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Synonyms(s) for Aloysia citrodora: Aloysia sleumeri, Aloysia triphylla, Aloysia triphylla f. serrulata, Lippia citrodora, Lippia triphylla, Verbena citrodora, Verbena fragrans, Verbena triphylla, Zappania citrodora
- Botanical Family: Verbenaceae
- Botanical Genus: Aloysia
- Chemical Family: Aldehydes, Monoterpenes
- Perfumery Note: Top/Middle
- Indigenous Country: France
- Cultivation: Distiller is Certified Organic
- Processing Methods: Steam or Hydro Distillation
- Part Typically Used: Leaves
- Shelf Life: 3 - 4 years
- Ethically and sustainably sourced
- Organic
- Vegan
Essential Details
Benefits & Uses
Therapeutic Benefits of Verbena, Lemon:
Analgesic Anti-bacterial Anti-depressant Anti-fungal Anti-inflammatory Anti-microbial Anti-oxidant Anti-rheumatic Anti-septic Anti-spasmodic Anti-viral Calming Febrifuge Immuno-stimulant Liver Supporter Sedative Stomachic
Other Uses for Verbena, Lemon:
Cautions & Safety
Safety Precautions for Verbena, Lemon:
Botany
Botanical Description of Verbena, Lemon:
A deciduous perennial shrub that grows up to 5 meters tall. It has a woody stem, pale green lanceolate leaves that are very fragrant and small pale purple flowers that grow in terminal clusters and bloom in August.
Energetic, Spiritual, and Emotional Qualities
Energetics and Chakras Qualites of Verbena, Lemon:
3rd Chakra - Personal Power 4th Chakra - Unconditional Love 6th Chakra - Perspective Clarity Expansive Protective Purifying Uplifting
Articles
Verbena, Lemon Articles or Publications:
- PubMed: Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by people in Oriental Morocco to manage various ailments.
- PubMed: Phenylpropanoids and their metabolites are the major compounds responsible for blood-cell protection against oxidative stress after administration of Lippia citriodora in rats.
- PubMed: Comparative study on in vitro activities of citral, limonene and essential oils from Lippia citriodora and L. alba on yellow fever virus.
- PubMed: Chromatographic and mass spectrometric characterization of essential oils and extracts from Lippia (Verbenaceae) aromatic plants.
- PubMed: Evaluation of different extraction approaches for the determination of phenolic compounds and their metabolites in plasma by nanoLC-ESI-TOF-MS.
- PubMed: Antimicrobial activity of food-compatible plant extracts and chitosan against naturally occurring micro-organisms in tomato juice.
- PubMed: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study of the effect of a combination of lemon verbena extract and fish oil omega-3 fatty acid on joint management.
- PubMed: Antihyperalgesic activity of verbascoside in two models of neuropathic pain.
- PubMed: Phytoestrogens enhance antioxidant enzymes after swimming exercise and modulate sex hormone plasma levels in female swimmers.
- PubMed: Antioxidant effect of lemon verbena extracts in lymphocytes of university students performing aerobic training program.
- PubMed: Characterization of phenolic and other polar compounds in a lemon verbena extract by capillary electrophoresis-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry.
- PubMed: Preparation and physicochemical characterization of Ag nanoparticles biosynthesized by Lippia citriodora (Lemon Verbena).
- PubMed: Virucidal activity of Colombian Lippia essential oils on dengue virus replication in vitro.
- PubMed: Antimicrobial, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities and phytochemical screening of some yemeni medicinal plants.
- PubMed: Authenticity control of essential oils containing citronellal and citral by chiral and stable-isotope gas-chromatographic analysis.
- PubMed: Antimicrobial activity of essential oils against Helicobacter pylori.
- PubMed: Studies on the antioxidant activity of Lippia citriodora infusion: scavenging effect on superoxide radical, hydroxyl radical and hypochlorous acid.
- PubMed: Flavonoids from Lippia citriodora.