Lemon Verbena
| Botanical Name | Lippia citriodora or Aloysia triphylla |
| Botanical family | Verbenaceae |
| Origin | Morocco |
| Method | Complete distillation by steam distillation |
| Plant part | Aerial parts |
| Note | Middle Top |
| Appearance | limpid mobile liquid |
| Color | colorless to pale yellow |
| Odor | sweet, fresh, lemony |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Aliphatic aldehydes (40%): geranial, neral Monoterpene alcohols (15%): geraniol, alpha-terpineol, nerol Sesquiterpenes (15–20%): caryophyllene, farnesene, curcumene Esters (5–6%): neryl acetate, geranyl acetate Sesquiterpenols (5%): nerolidol, spathulenol |
| Therapeutic properties | Powerful anti-inflammatory +++ Calming, soothing, sedative ++++ Antilithiatic ++ Eupeptic ++ Analgesic ++ Vesicular and pancreatic stimulant ++ Narrow-spectrum anti-infective ++ |
| Main therapeutic indications | Enterocolitis, Crohn’s disease, cholecystitis +++ Cystitis, kidney stones ++ Angst, stress, insomnia, depression +++ Multiple sclerosis +++ Psoriasis ++ Asthma +++ Arterial hypertension, coronaritis, tachycardia +++ |