The genus Verbena L. (Verbenaceae) comprises 250 species mainly in tropical and temperate America. It is represented in Egypt by two species viz. Verbena ozcinalis L. and V. supina L. (Taeckholm, 1974). Verbena ozcinalis is widely distributed mainly in the northern hemisphere while V. supina is of Mediterranean, West Irano}Turanian and East Saharo-Arabian distribution (Fienbrun-Dothan, 1978). I...

Phyla nodiflora Linn. (Verbenaceae) is a small creeping herb, commonly known as Jalpapli. The plant is used to cure many problems. It is used for pain in knee joints, for lack of bowel movement, used in ulcers and boils, in swollen cervical glands. It is also used in gonorrhea. The antibacterial activity of plant has also been traced. The plant has showed antibacterial activity against bacteria...

The genus Vitex, which belongs to the Verbenaceae family, includes approximately 250 species. Some species of the genus Vitex have traditionally been used for the treatment of headaches, ophthalmodynia, coughs, asthma, premenopausal syndrome, etc. Chemical investigations indicate that the characteristic constituents of the genus Vitex are terpenes, and 210 of these compounds, including monoterp...