(Verbena officinalis )
When the women in the village were experiencing cramps from their monthly cycle, vervain would make a healer a welcome sight. It was ideal for lifting the spirits, reducing cramps and easing anxiety...a perfect remedy for that most troublesome time. It was also used as an anti-depressant, with its bitter action said to encourage liver function, which in turn balanced the hormones.
Additionally, vervain was appropriate to treat jaundice and inflammations of the gallbladder. And, as it increased milk supply, it was said to ease (or keep at bay) feelings of depression after the birth of a baby. It was even used to build up the immune system, a beneficial restorative after an illness such as flu.
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