Valerian 
Valeriana officinalis

Common Names: Cat's Valerian, Set Well, St. George's Herb, All Heal, Capon's Tail, Garden Heliotrophe, Vandal Root.

Used also medicinally as a tonic for nerves, insomnia, hysteria, restlessness and emotional stress.   Said to be good for menstrual cramping.

Vervain, Blue
Verbena hastata

Common Names: American Vervain, False Vervain, Indian Hyssop, Purvain, Simpler's Joy, Traveler's Joy, Vervain, Wild Hyssop.

Ancient Egyptians believed that vervain originated from the tears of Isis.   Roman heralds wore wreaths of vervain, and the Druids used it as a holy food in their rituals.   Native Americans used this herb extensively.   Today it is still used in liqueurs and perfumery.

Properties and Uses: Antiperiodic, diaphoretic, emetic, expectorant, tonic, vermifuge, vulnerary.   This herb is a natural tranquilizer.   The warm tea is good for getting rid of congestion, fever and colds, insomnia, eliminating intestinal worms, and nervous conditions.   The cold tea is a tonic and when applied externally will heal wounds and sores. 

Violet 
Viola tricolor

The Greeks had a legend that when Jupiter changed his beloved Io into a white heifer for fear of Juno's jealousy, he cased these modest flowers to spring forth from the earth to be fitting food for her, and he gave them her name.   The ancient Britons the flowers as a cosmetic, and a Celtic poem recommended the flowers be steeped in goat's milk and taken to increase female beauty.