How to Grow Lemon Verbena and Its Benefits

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If your throat feels scratchy or the weather is cold, you may want to drink a warm cup of tea, and in fact, during seasonal transitions it is good to replenish enough fluids.

Among them, when lemon verbena is drunk as tea after a meal, its distinctive refreshing flavor can leave you feeling clean and refreshed, and some people even grow it at home.

Today, I’ll explain in detail how to grow lemon verbena and its various benefits.

It is used as a seasoning in various salads, teas, and drinks, and since it is relatively weak against cold weather, it is best to grow it in a warm greenhouse.

Because of its distinctive fragrant scent, lemon verbena is usually grown near the front door of a home or on a balcony, and it can be grown from summer through winter.

If you bought a seedling online or from a nearby flower shop, observe it for a few days, and if there is nothing wrong with its condition, repot it.

Because the stems are long and not very thick, when repotting, you can support them with a long stick or similar object so they do not fall over.

After some time, as the stems grow, trim the branches from time to time. It is vulnerable to various pests and diseases in hot weather, and also weak to cold weather, so caution is needed.

The leaves can be used in many ways anytime and anywhere, and properly dried leaves are said to keep their fragrance for about three years.

With its wonderful aroma and a subtle sweetness in the aftertaste, it is good to drink lightly as tea before and after meals because it helps digestion.

It also contains a large amount of vitamin C, so it is said to help relieve people who are suffering from anemia or the flu.

If consumed regularly as tea, it has a diuretic effect that helps flush out waste products from the body, and if you smell it when your nose is blocked or when you have a migraine, it can help stop the pain.

It also has a calming effect, so it is said to be good to drink after feeling discomfort due to indigestion or after severe vomiting.

If you want to conveniently drink it as tea at home, simply place a handful of fresh lemon verbena leaves in a cup and steep them in hot water.

It is generally used as an ingredient in soap and various cosmetics because of its fresh scent, and if used as a bath additive while bathing, you can enjoy it comfortably.

Although it is often enjoyed as tea, when used in aromatherapy or bathing, its fragrance lingers gently for a long time even after washing.

Thanks to that, it can make you feel refreshed, and on days when you feel anxious or have been under extreme stress, smelling it or consuming it can bring a sense of psychological stability.

So if you want to change your mood from time to time, or if you want to smell its distinctive fragrant and refreshing scent, I recommend growing it or enjoying it as tea.