It has been extensively introduced as ornamental, medicinal, and aromatic plant and can be found cultivated and naturalized cross North and South America, the Mediterranean, Africa, India and Iran.
emon verbena is used for digestive disorders including indigestion, gas, colic, diarrhea, and constipation. It is also used for agitation, joint pain, trouble sleeping (insomnia), asthma, colds, fever, hemorrhoids, varicose veins, skin conditions, and chills.
In foods and manufacturing, lemon verbena is used as an ingredient in herbal teas, as a fragrance in perfumes, and as an ingredient in alcoholic .