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What are the characteristics of vervain essential oil, and can it be steeped in water to drink?

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What kind of appearance, characteristics or scent does vervain essential oil have? Let's take a look. Can vervain be steeped in water to drink? Yes, it can, and it also has very good benefits. So what benefits does it have?

Basic characteristics of vervain essential oil:


[Aromatic scent] Vervain has a citrus aroma, also known as lemon verbena, with a sweet lemon scent, and the essential oil is yellow-green.
[Main benefits] It has a calming effect and can relieve bronchitis, rhinitis, and indigestion.

[Essential oils to blend with] Bergamot, chamomile, geranium, grapefruit, lavender, lemon, martin geranium, European mint, rose, rosemary, rosewood

Can vervain be steeped in water to drink? Yes, it can, and it also has very good benefits.



1. Regularly drinking tea steeped from vervain can clear heat and detoxify, invigorate blood and dissipate stasis, and promote urination and reduce swelling. It treats externally contracted fever, so those of us with the above conditions can drink some, and vervain tastes bitter and is cool in nature. It mainly treats joint soreness, painful amenorrhea, so for these symptoms we can drink some water steeped with vervain. 

2. Steeping vervain in water can also promote our metabolism and is especially suitable for white-collar workers whose legs swell from having to sit in an office for long periods, and when we steep vervain in water it can also improve anxiety and neurasthenia, with very obvious results. 

3. Vervain + lemongrass + rosemary, this combination can effectively help us eliminate lower-body edema, reduce excess water, ease varicose veins, purify the intestines, and also relieve lower-body obesity, so we can drink more water steeped with these herbs.


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