{"id":5522,"date":"2021-03-11T11:57:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T11:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seviherbs.gr\/lemon-verbena-2\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T11:16:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T11:16:33","slug":"lemon-verbena","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/seviherbs.gr\/en\/lemon-verbena\/","title":{"rendered":"Lemon Verbena"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5522\" class=\"elementor elementor-5522 elementor-66\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7aca819 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7aca819\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f66a261\" data-id=\"f66a261\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac63c6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac63c6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lemon Verbena<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adbe46a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adbe46a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8\">Popular medicinal herb for its therapeutic effects and as a food additive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a70b31a elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a70b31a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/seviherbs.gr\/en\/product\/lemon-verbena-15gr\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Buy now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb1a676 elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"eb1a676\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-075849a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"075849a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83b7b4a\" data-id=\"83b7b4a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb4ac8 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9fb4ac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; 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The plant was brought to Europe in the 17th century by the Spaniards. By the 18th century, it was cultivated in the Mediterranean region and at the same time reached North America. Many important ancient cultures considered luisa a sacred plant. An Egyptian legend tells us that the plant sprouted when the goddess <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Isis <\/span><span lang=\"EL\">wept to mourn the death of the god <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Osiris<\/span><span lang=\"EL\">. 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https:\/\/seviherbs.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Lemon-Verbena-12x12.jpeg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5d4c71 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5d4c71\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7da3ff7\" data-id=\"7da3ff7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ebc53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19ebc53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"comp-kafn9x2c\" class=\"_1Z_nJ\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><div id=\"comp-kaxo7k8n3\" class=\"_1Z_nJ\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><div id=\"comp-kaxoxur2\" class=\"_1Z_nJ\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><div><span lang=\"EL\">The plant has slender stems with long light green leaves and beautiful, purple, white or green flowers with a characteristic strong lemon-like fragrance. Although its original widespread use was as a food and perfume additive, its traditional uses as a medicinal herb have come back into the spotlight, especially after some modern research has attributed a plethora of unique health benefits to it.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span lang=\"EL\">There are many therapeutic actions and uses of Verbena. It is used for stomach and digestive system problems, it helps in slimming, the disappearance of cellulite and the elimination of excess fluids, helps detoxify the body and increase metabolism, it is antipyretic, diuretic, it is tonic but at the same time soothing, fights bad breath, relieves migraines.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>Lemon Verbena is used as a flavouring in food and sweets, but also for flavouring drinks. Although it is safe to use Verbena, it is advisable to avoid excessive consumption. 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