Traditional Herbs from Lantana trifolia

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Take enough verbena shrub leaves, wash them thoroughly.
Crush them until they become a paste.
Squeeze the leaf paste until the juice comes out.
Put 2-3 drops in your nose.

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Take enough verbena perdu leaves, wash them thoroughly.
Boil until boiling.
Let it warm/cold.
Strain then drink 500ml three times a day.

What is Lantana trifolia Looks like??

Parts of Lantana trifolia that could be used

Leaves
Roots

Lantana trifolia Distribution

Verbena shrub or Lantana trifolia is a flowering plant from the Verbenaceae family which is widespread in South America (Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana), the Caribbean, Central America (Panama to Guatemala). L. trifolia has also become widely naturalized in Africa. This species is generally taken from nature for local use as food (fruit), medicine and a source of wood. This plant is also often planted by people as an ornamental plant and hedge plant. Based on its function as a medicinal plant, traditionally L. trifolia is widely used to treat various disease complaints, especially in the treatment of coughs and colds. In Central Uganda, apart from being valued as a medicinal plant, this species is also widely used in most cultural rituals. Where, L. trifolia leaves are used in herbal baby baths with the aim of getting blessings and brushing teeth using L. trifolia stems in the morning is believed to bring goodness and luck during the day. People also believe that L. trifolia stems placed on the roof of their house by parents who have stubborn children can prevent them from committing repeated crimes.
Agroecology of Lantana trifolia
Habitat Verbena shrubs or Lantana trifolia are usually found growing in damp undergrowth, sometimes in low pine forests, forest edges, disturbed forests, grasslands, abandoned cultivation and roadsides, at altitudes ranging from near sea level to 1,200 m above sea level. The plant is a subtropical to tropical plant and is not tolerant of frost. It grows in a sunny position and does well in a variety of well-drained soils.
Morphology of Lantana trifolia

Stem erect, reddish green or purplish.
Leaves arranged in coral, three-fold along the stem, green leaves, oval to lanceolate with serrated edges, tip and base of leaves pointed (acute), bony leaves pinnate. Stem the leaves are covered with hairs and the leaf surface is rough to the touch.
Flowers are bisexual, small, tubular, 5-lobed, lavender colored, clustered. After the flowers fade, the flowering spikes elongate to form purple spikes popcorn.
The fruit is dark purple, fleshy, the surface of the fruit is shiny, smooth, clustered.
There are about 1-5 seeds in each fruit.

Cultivation of Lantana trifolia
Plant propagation is generative through seeds and vegetatively through stem cuttings.

Lantana trifolia, more details :

Chemical Content of Lantana trifolia
Kaempferol-3,7-dimethyl ether, verbascoside, apigenin, umuhengerin, jasanetin, and scutellarein-7-O-β-D-apiofuranoside.
Benefits of Lantana trifolia
Treating rheumatism, body aches, digestive disorders, respiratory system disorders (colds, asthma and sinusitis, chronic rhinitis), ringworm, eczema, colds, menstrual pain, epilepsy, nervous system disorders (insanity), eye infections (trachoma, conjunctivitis), otitis (ear infection), toothache, stomach ache, skin rashes (due to measles and other skin rashes), lowering fever.
Simplisia of Lantana trifolia

Prepare the verbena shrub, wash it thoroughly with running water.
Dry it in the sun or in an oven at a temperature\u00a040\u00b0C until the moisture content\u00a010%.
Clean it using a blender until it becomes powder.
Keep it in a place clean and airtight.

Another Facts for Lantana trifolia :

Synonym of Lantana trifolia
Camara trifolia (L.) Kuntze, Lantana annua L., Lantana cubensis Moldenke
Habitus of Lantana trifolia
Bush. Erect, annual shrub, growing up to 3 m high
Habitat of Lantana trifolia