What is Lemon Verbena?

This plant is native to South American, and it has been used traditionally for many years because of the powerful medicinal benefits of the plant.  The plant can be used in cooking, but for medicinal benefits you’ll want a higher concentration, such as that available from an essential oil or extract from the plant.

Lemon verbena extract is highly concentrated with specific antioxidants that are helpful for overall health and wellness, which are citral, geraniol, nerol, and verbascoside.

Health Benefits of Lemon Verbena

This medicinal plant can be used in a number of ways to improve metabolic processes and boost organ function.  Here are just some of the health benefits you can get from taking lemon verbena extract (or supplement) on a regular basis:

• Inflammation Reduction:  Many health problems are directly associated with chronic inflammation, and using lemon verbena extract can help to reduce the inflammation which can lead to illness and disease.  The antioxidants in the extract can help speed up healing time, reduce aches and pains in your muscles and joints, and help you overcome symptoms of arthritis.

• Digestive Problems:  Digestion has a direct impact on weight loss and other health conditions, since the quality of your digestion impacts the amount of nutrients that your body can absorb from food.  If you have digestive issues, drinking lemon verbena tea can help…. it’s been shown to help improve digestion.

• Weight Loss:  Drinking lemon verbena tea is a great way to boost your metabolism and reduce cravings.  Certain compounds within the plant have been shown to help boost fat burning processes in the body so you can burn more fat.

• Immune Boost:  Taking lemon verbena supplement can effectively help boost your immune system by increasing your white blood cell count to fight off immune suppressing molecules.

• Muscle Protection:  When you exercise it’s inevitable that at some point you suffer from sore muscles and sometimes even achy joints.  However, too much soreness can hinder your progress.  Fortunately, lemon verbena has been shown to help reduce pain and soreness by reducing the damage that occurs in your muscles and joints during your workouts.

Tips for Using Lemon Verbena

If you plan to use this supplement make sure that you take it at the right time of the day.  For instance, taking the supplement about 30 minutes before a workout can help prevent your muscles from getting too sore.  If you take it first in the morning, it can help boost your immune system and help curb cravings throughout the day.

Use as Directed

As you can see, there are quite a few of benefits you can get from using lemon verbena on a regular basis… that being said, some people are allergic to the plant, so make sure that you talk to your doctor or a qualified medical professional before using the supplement.