Plant native to Argentina. Nowadays it is cultivated in all America, from the United States to Patagonia and also in Europe.
Scientific name: Aloysia triphylla.
Other Names: Cedron, Cidron, Indian Verbena, Lemon verbena, Lemon verbena, Lemon verbena.
Active Ingredients: Essential oil (0.1-0.3%): Monoterpenes: limonene (6%). Sesquiterpenes (1 8%). Aliphatic alcohols (1-1.5%). Monoterpenols (15-16%): a-terpineol, citronellol, nerol, geranium. Sesquilerponols (4-5%). Terpenic esters (6%). Aldehydes (39-40%) Terpenic oxides. Furocoumarins. Flavonoids.
Part Used: Leaves and flowers.
