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Lemon verbena

Herbs & floral· herb

Lemon verbena

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

204 more go with it. See them all in the full library →

Salt and acid

Salt

Salt not measured yet.

Acid

Acid not measured yet.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

28 of 141 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.

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)