I had first heard of lemon verbena while watching Little House on the Prairie with my kids. Laura Ingalls loves how her teacher smells like lemon verbena. I can certainly understand why it is used as a perfume, Lemon Verbena has a lovely floral and fresh scent.
When the girls and I were buying plants in the spring, they discovered it at the green house so we decided to give it a try. Aside from just eating it off the plant, we have been using it in tea. Lemon verbena is an immune booster as well as a digestive aid.
This is one of ways we enjoy this wonderful herb.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup lemon verbena leaves
- 1/4 cup mint leaves
- 1 cup filtered water
Directions
- Bring water almost to a boil
- Add lemon verbena and mint leaves to the water.
- Let steep for 3-5 minutes, strain and enjoy.
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