vervain

IPA: vˈɝvˈeɪn

Any herbaceous plant in the genus Verbena especially if used for medicinal purposes, primarily Verbena officinalis, common in Europe and formerly held to have medicinal properties.

Examples of "vervain" in Sentences

They have him strung up from the rafters with ropes soaked in vervain.
Damon tries using his powers and Elena tells him that she has vervain on her.
Katherine pours some on her wrist and it burns her skin – it contains vervain.
Sheriff Forbes mentions that they plan to give the guards vervain to increase security.
Damon leaves and Alaric, a bit shaken, opens his hand and looks down at the crushed vervain in his palm.
Also the perfume it contains is precious, being blent with the herb vervain which is powerful against evil spirits. "
His father fed him vervain because he grew suspicious after their conversation about his sympathetic feelings toward vampires.
Liz changes her mind when she sees Damon choke on vervain-spiked lemonade, and has the brothers shot and taken prisoner in the Lockwood slave quarters.
At the grill, Anna and Jeremy meet up as Damon spies on them, setting up another flashback of Pearl, Katherine, and Damon discussing the sheriff buying the vervain elixir.