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STIMULATES DIGESTION

The bitter compounds in vervain that support your liver also stimulate and support healthy digestion. They do this by sending a signal to increase saliva, bile, and enzyme production. All three of these are important for properly digesting food.

The antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory nature of vervain also helps to calm digestive upset and cramping. In animal studies, vervain extract has been shown to heal gastric damage.

The bitter compounds in blue vervain have special benefits for your liver and kidneys. Both of these are important parts of the natural detoxification system your body has in place.

Everything that enters into your body will eventually pass through your liver, which plays a big role in breaking down and processing toxins so that they can be eliminated. Your kidneys, intestines, and skin provide pathways for these toxins to exit your body.

This means that liver and kidney health are essential to prevent the harmful accumulation of toxic compounds.

The bitterness of vervain stimulates liver function while other compounds in the herb work to protect and strengthen the liver. It's also a diuretic, which means it helps flush out toxins through the urinary tract and supports kidney function.

Vervain has often been used by herbalists as a nervine, meaning an herb that calms the nervous system. It's typically used as a tea for stress relief, anxiety, mood swings, and sometimes symptoms of depression.

The benefits of blue vervain for your mood are thought to come from a compound called verbenalin. It has calming and sleep-promoting properties that ease stress and frayed nerves.

The increase in air pollution over the years has had major effects on the human skin. Various air pollutants such as ultraviolet radiation, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, oxides, particulate matter, ozone and cigarette smoke affect the skin as it is the outermost barrier.

Air pollutants damage the skin by inducing oxidative stress. Although human skin acts as a biological shield against pro-oxidative chemicals and physical air pollutants, prolonged or repetitive exposure to high levels of these pollutants may have profound negative effects on the skin.

Exposure to ultraviolet radiation has been associated with extrinsic skin aging and skin cancers. Cigarette smoke contributes to premature aging and an increase in the incidence of psoriasis, acne and skin cancers. It is also implicated in allergic skin conditions such as atopic dermatitis and eczema. Polyaromatic hydrocarbons are associated with extrinsic skin aging, pigmentation, cancers and acneiform eruptions. Volatile organic compounds have been associated with atopic dermatitis. Given the increasing levels of air pollution and its detrimental effects on the skin, it is advisable to use strategies to decrease air pollution.