Lippia citriodora or Lemon Verbena is synonymous with Aloysia triphylla, Verbena citriodora and Verbena triphyilla (fig.1).
Plants of genus Lippia were and are still generally used by indigenous populations of South America and by the traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of respiratory diseases such as cold and flu, cough and bronchitis.

Additionally, L. citriodora leaves are used as seasoning for food preparations or flavoring for beverages.

Lippia is used in medicine as a relaxant and carminative herb that counteracts stress related conditions, especially those that affect the stomach.
Other medical uses regard the treatment of dyspepsia, headaches, neuralgic pain and vertigo. From cell culture of Lippia citriodora, ABR extracts the ingredient VERBASCOSIDE.

Verbascoside (known also as Acteoside) is a secondary metabolite produced by the plant as defense against insects and parasites.

Verbascoside is a phenylpropanoid widely distributed in the plant kingdom and its structure is characterized by a caffeic acid and a hydroxytyrosol residues bound to a glucopyranoside at its opposite sides through an ester and a glycosidic bond respectively (fig.2).