Lemon verbena
Herbs & floral· herb

What it is
Lemon verbena is the leaf of Aloysia citrodora, a shrub native to South America.
What it tastes like
On the nose: peppermint, camphor, citrus, floral. Among its measured molecules: 3-methyl-2-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-furan, Santolina triene, rosefuran epoxide, cis-Isopiperitenol, Isoneral.
What goes with it
- Peppermintboth carry L-menthol, peppermintcite
- Sichuan pepperboth carry β-phellandrenecite
- Spearmintboth carry 1,8-cineole, camphorcite
Salt and acid
Salt
Salt not measured yet.
Acid
Acid not measured yet.
Unusual pairings
Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.
- Lemon verbena + Sage
both carry 1,8-cineole, camphor (43 of 338 carry it)
- Lemon verbena + Spearmint
both carry 1,8-cineole, camphor (43 of 338 carry it)
- Lemon verbena + Peppermint
both carry L-menthol, peppermint (5 of 338 carry it)
28 of 141 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.
1,8-cineolearomaterpenoidreads as camphor-like odor (PubChem)Measured in 38 of 338 ingredients.cite
5.34% of essential oil (retention time 10.76 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 4 'Eucalyptol')linaloolaromaalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
10.41% of essential oil (retention time 11.65 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 7 'Linalool')carvonearomaterpenoidMeasured in 13 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.47% of essential oil (retention time 13.73 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 18 'Carvone')o-cymenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 11 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.71% of essential oil (retention time 10.62 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 2 'o-Cymene')β-phellandrenearomaterpenoidreads as burning taste (PubChem)Measured in 18 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.52% of essential oil (retention time 9.83 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 1 'beta.-Phellandrene')L-mentholaromaalcoholreads as peppermint odor (PubChem)Measured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.62% of essential oil (retention time 12.77 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 14 'Levomenthol')alpha-terpineolaromaalcoholreads as floral, lilac (PubChem)Measured in 54 of 338 ingredients.cite
2.19% of essential oil (retention time 13.032 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 15 'alpha.-Terpineol')4-thujanolaromaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.80% of essential oil (retention time 11.28 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 5 '5-Isopropyl-2-methylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2-ol')β-bourbonenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 5 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.90% of essential oil (retention time 15.53 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 22 'beta.-Bourbonene')PerillenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.12% of essential oil (retention time 11.70 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 8 'Furan, 3-(4-methyl-3-pentenyl)')3-methyl-2-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-furanaromaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.13% of essential oil (retention time 11.61 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 6 '3-Methyl-2-(2-methyl-2-butenyl)-furan')10-epi-alpha-cadinolaromaalcoholMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.42% of essential oil (retention time 18.18 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 28 'tau.-Cadinol')D-limonenearomaterpenoidreads as citrus odor (PubChem)Measured in 10 of 338 ingredients.cite
6.88% of essential oil (retention time 10.69 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 3 'D-Limonene')trans-Limonene oxidearomaetherMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
7.36% of essential oil (retention time 12.3 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 10 'trans Limonene oxide')Santolina trienearomaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.20% of essential oil (retention time 13.121 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 16 'Santolina triene')geranialaromaterpenoidreads as strong lemon odor (PubChem)Measured in 21 of 338 ingredients.cite
11.05% of essential oil (retention time 13.94 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil -- the major compound — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 19 'Citral')β-caryophyllene oxidearomaetherMeasured in 19 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.33% of essential oil (retention time 17.38 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 26 'Caryophyllene oxide')tau-MuurololaromaalcoholMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.24% of essential oil (retention time 18.33 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 29 'tau.-Muurolol')caryophyllenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 50 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.96% of essential oil (retention time 15.96 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 23 'Caryophyllene')germacrene DaromaterpenoidMeasured in 18 of 338 ingredients.cite
7.33% of essential oil (retention time 16.60 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 24 'Germacrene D')cis-p-mentha-2,8-dien-1-olaromaMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.43% of essential oil (retention time 12.25 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 9 'cis-p-Mentha-2,8-dien-1-ol')rosefuran epoxidearomaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.26% of essential oil (retention time 12.70 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 13 '2-((3,3-Dimethyloxiran-2-yl)methyl)-3-methylfuran')trans-ChrysanthemalaromaterpenoidMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
5.48% of essential oil (retention time 12.47 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 12 'trans-Chrysanthemal')(1S,3aS,4S,5S,7aR,8R)-5-Isopropyl-1,7a-dimethyloctahydro-1H-1,4-methanoinden-8-olaromaMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.18% of essential oil (retention time 17.92 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 27; the table wraps this name across two lines with the retention-time/percentage cell printed between them ('(1S,3aS,4S,5S,7aR,8R)-5-Isopropyl-1,7adimethyloctahydro-' 17.92 0.18, then on the next line '1H-1,4-methanoinden-8-ol'), so only the first line's contiguous text is quoted here)alpha-muurolenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 7 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.12% of essential oil (retention time 17.13 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 25 'alpha.-Muurolene')cis-IsopiperitenolaromaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.28% of essential oil (retention time 13.166 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 17 'cis-Isopiperitenol')IsoneralaromaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.12% of essential oil (retention time 12.33 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 11 'Isoneral')α-copaenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 18 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.70% of essential oil (retention time 15.39 min) in shade-dried leaf essential oil — Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint) (Table 2, row 21 'alfa.-Copaene')
On file, no cited source yet ✳
These molecules are on record for it from the library's earlier sources. We are buying and requesting the papers; each one that lands moves its molecule up into the cited list.
- carvacrolphenolreads as thymol odor (PubChem)
- myrtenolterpenoid
- geniposideterpenoid
- levo-α-cedreneterpenoid
- terpinen-4-olalcoholreads as pine (PubChem)
- (6E)-(-)-nerolidolalcohol
- terpinoleneterpenoidreads as terpene taste (PubChem)
- 3-octanolalcohol
- viridiflorolalcohol
- δ-elemeneterpenoid
- bicyclogermacreneterpenoid
- Isospathulenolterpenoid
- fenchoneterpenoid
- beta-pineneterpenoidreads as terpene odor (PubChem)
- neryl acetateterpenoid
- geranyl acetateterpenoidreads as odor of lavender (PubChem)
- α-gurjuneneterpenoid
- cirsiliolflavonoid
- Salvigeninflavonoid
- fastigeninflavonoid
- (1S,2S,5S,8S)-1,4,4,8-tetramethyl-12-oxatricyclo[6.3.1.02,5]dodecaneterpenoid
- CID 16396350terpenoid
- d-carvoneterpenoid
- isocaryophyllene oxideterpenoid
- Mussaenosideterpenoid
- sabineneterpenoid
- 1-octen-3-olalcohol
- cirsimaritinflavonoid
- (2E,6E)-3,7-dimethylnona-2,6-dienoic acidacid
- limoneneterpenoidreads as pleasant lemon-like (PubChem)
- (4E,7E)-1,5,9,9-Tetramethyl-12-oxabicyclo[9.1.0]dodeca-4,7-dieneterpenoid
- hexyl 2-methylbutyrateester
- (5R)-1-isopropyl-4-methylidenebicyclo[3.1.0]hexaneterpenoid
- camphorterpenoidreads as pungent aromatic taste (PubChem)
- thujoneterpenoid
- rose oxideterpenoid
- delta-cadinolalcohol
- myrceneterpenoidreads as pleasant (PubChem)
- cis-carveolterpenoid
- piperitenoneterpenoid
- (-)-beta-pineneterpenoid
- delta-cadineneterpenoid
- (4R)-limonene 1,2-epoxideether
- (-)-alpha-curcumeneterpenoid
- (+)-β-phellandreneterpenoid
- alpha-Terpineolealcohol
- geniposidic acidterpenoid
- (1S,2E,10R)-3,7,11,11-tetramethylbicyclo[8.1.0]undeca-2,6-dieneterpenoid
- (2S,4R)-1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-olterpenoid
- geranic acidterpenoid
- apigeninflavonoid
- luteolinflavonoid
- luteolosideflavonoid
- chryseriolflavonoid
- humuleneterpenoid
- isocaryophylleneterpenoid
- beta-ocimeneterpenoid
- diosmetinflavonoid
- hispidulinflavonoid
- 6-hydroxyluteolinflavonoid
- verbascosidephenol
- luteolin-7-O-[β-D-glucuronosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucuronide]flavonoid
- (E)-alpha-bisaboleneterpenoid
- nepetinflavonoid
- (6Z)-(+/-)-nerolidolalcohol
- Pectolinarigeninflavonoid
- cis-α-Bisaboleneterpenoid
- geranyl propionateester
- methyl geranateterpenoid
- neryl isobutyrateester
- jaceosidinflavonoid
- geranyl isobutyrateterpenoid
- myrtenalterpenoid
- oleanolic acidterpenoid
- ethaneacid
- geraniolalcoholreads as sweet rose odor (PubChem)
- (5S)-1-isopropyl-4-methylidenebicyclo[3.1.0]hexaneterpenoid
- 1-ethoxy-2-methoxy-4-(prop-2-en-1-yl)benzeneacid
- ipsdienoneketone
- cedr-8-eneterpenoid
- gamma-cadineneterpenoid
- neralterpenoid
- nerolalcoholreads as sweet rose (PubChem)
- bornyl acetateterpenoid
- α-thujeneterpenoid
- cedrolalcoholreads as woody-earthy (PubChem)
- campheneterpenoidreads as camphor-like (PubChem)
- alpha-pineneterpenoidreads as odor of turpentine (PubChem)
- (+)-linaloolalcohol
- beta-elemeneterpenoid
- thymolphenolreads as aromatic odor (PubChem)
- α-phellandreneterpenoid
- γ‑terpineneterpenoid
- p-cymeneterpenoidreads as mild pleasant odor (PubChem)
- (R)-(+)-citronellalterpenoid
- (+)-α-pineneterpenoid
- cupareneterpenoid
- trans-pinocarveolterpenoid
- citronellolterpenoidreads as rose odor (PubChem)
- citralterpenoid
- β-thujoneterpenoid
- (S,1Z,6Z)-8-Isopropyl-1-methyl-5-methylenecyclodeca-1,6-dieneterpenoid
- Alloaromadendrenterpenoid
- Lippifoli-1(6)-en-5-oneterpenoid
- (1R,2S,7S,8S)-1,3-dimethyl-8-propan-2-yltricyclo[4.4.0.02,7]dec-3-eneterpenoid
- spathulenolalcohol
- (-)-γ-cadineneterpenoid
- beta-cubebeneterpenoid
- trans-carveolterpenoid
- (1aS,4aS,7S,7aR,7bS)-1,1,7-trimethyl-4-methylidene-1a,2,3,4a,5,6,7a,7b-octahydrocyclopropa[h]azulen-7-olterpenoid
- eupatorinphenol
- 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-yl butanoateterpenoid
- 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-oneketonereads as fruity taste (PubChem)
Sources
- Saemeh Rahdari et al. 2026, Research Square (preprint)