Vervain ( Verbena officinalis ) is part of the Verbenaceae family, it is common in Europe, except in Scandinavia, it is a perennial plant and grows in uncultivated, arid and dry soils. It is robust and tends to reach about 60 cm in height, not showy, has small lilac-mauve flowers, placed along a spike near the top of the plant, they bloom in summer, while the leaves are scarce .
Properties and benefits of Vervain
Vervain is the sixth plant discovered by dr. Edward Bach in 1930, his key word is the " fanatic ", but he can also be seen as a preacher, an informant, a missionary or a martyr.
The characteristic of the Vervain is dictated by an overwhelming enthusiasm, often they are people engaged in social initiatives, they have an idealistic character, they are quick, fast, active, short-tempered, nervous, while they talk they move often and always look for "followers".
When they are in a non-harmonic phase, they enter into hyper-enthusiasm, thus trying to convince others to go towards their cause. They oppress the other and convince them of the validity of their ideas; they refuse however the defeat to go on for a long time before giving up. All this maneuver carries with it a lot of pressure, exhausting the neighbor, the Vervain being very insistent, makes their exaggeration tired their "adepts", who eventually abandon them.
These types here tend to stiffen and hardly listen to ideas outside, fanatically pursuing only their own. Excessive mimic: quickly.
This remedy brings fundamental benefits to build a path and start again, in fact Vervain harmonizes the upper part of the body, making silence between the mental perturbations; generates tolerance and foresight in life, wisdom, relaxation and moderation, creating strong but flexible opinions. Finally, people after Vervain's administration no longer need to impose themselves on each other.
• Initial-inhibited emotions (before taking the flower):
Excessive enthusiasm, hyper- excitement, hyperactivity and rigidity.
• Evolutionary-dissolved emotions (after taking the flower):
Moderation and calm, ability to relax, tolerance and flexibility.
The dott. Edward Bach thus indicated the beneficial effect of the remedy: " ... The great successes are obtained more with the substance than with the action ... ".
Suitable for
Vervain is suitable for those who have well-established ideas and principles that they believe are right and that are willing to change very rarely. These people are therefore totally dedicated to an idea or work, they have courage and perseverance; Vervain is indicated in cases where the excessive enthusiasm distracts the individual with the consequent onset of fatigue.
These characters struggle in the disease longer than others before giving up, they insist on refusing treatment until they are forced to. Often the Vervain have nerves on edge, they do not like to listen to others' advice, they get easily irritated, are hypertensive and cannot relax.
In hyperkinetic children this flower is used successfully, it is also used in headache treatments due to muscular and nervous tension, fibromyalgia, muscle cramps and diarrhea. We can often use this flower together with Impatiens .
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Precious for
Vervain is valuable for those who tend to be too much and stick to "questions of principle", who seek the challenge and at the same time the goal, who have a strong will and are rebellious and are willing to sacrifice their lives for the success of their ideals and for the good of humanity.
