As mentioned above, verbena and sage are two plants of the same class and purpose, but Verbena belongs to Verbena of Verbenaceae, which belongs to perennial upright herb, while sage belongs to annual herb aromatic plant of Salvia of Labiatae. Therefore, they belong to different families and genera.
Verbena has a tall plant type, which can be twice as large as that of sage. Its leaves are single leaf opposite, oval (long), dense villi, spikes of inflorescence, blue purple flowers are the most common, its corolla is lip shaped, its filament is short, and its flowering and fruiting period is slightly earlier. Salvia is erect, its stem is tetragonal and hairless or hairless, its inflorescence is terminal, its inflorescence is corymbose and elongated into raceme or panicle, and its flower is light red, lavender, light blue or white.
According to their growth habits, Verbena is widely distributed on sloping hillsides, high-altitude roadsides and beside forests. Now it can be seen in all temperature zones around the world, and it is distributed in most provinces of China. In China, sage is mostly distributed in the South and rarely in the north.
Verbena has a great medicinal effect, mainly including clearing away heat and detoxification, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It is mainly used to treat jaundice, dysentery, malaria, gonorrhea, edema, chancre, etc., with a high medicinal value. Salvia has the functions of calming the mind and eyesight, relieving pain, etc., and is also used as a medicine for hospital disinfection.
