Beneficial Uses of the Herb Vervain

7. Oral health - especially gums

Blue Verbena has a significant amount of tannin, the dry taste of red wine or the mouth-drying feeling after eating walnuts. Tannins have a healing effect on bleeding gums or mouth ulcers. The same diuretic effects that help the conditions actually reduce the production of saliva in the mouth and the amount of bacteria present. This can halt or slow the occurrence of ulcers in the mouth such as canker sores. Bleeding gums indicate poor oral health, but Vervain can help reduce the occurrence when brushing or flossing. It has anti-inflammatory properties that help with swollen, infected gums and the inside of the mouth.