verbena

Japanese: verbenalin
verbena

…It is widely distributed in Asia, Europe, and northern Africa. The whole plant contains the glycoside verbenalin, which is known for its anti-inflammatory and hemostatic properties, and is used in traditional Chinese medicine for emmenagogue, fever, jaundice, diarrhea, and edema. As a folk remedy, the leaves are crushed and applied to skin diseases. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "verbenalin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アジア,ヨーロッパ,アフリカ北部に広く分布する。全草にベルベナリンverbenalinという配糖体を含み,消炎,止血作用が知られ,漢方では通経,発熱,黄疸,下痢,水腫などに用いられる。民間薬として葉をもんで皮膚病につけたりする。…

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