Lavendar, Love This Soothing and Relaxing Herb

Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia
Lavandula angustifolia, common lavender, belongs to Family Lamiaceae and genus Lavandula. It is also known as
garden lavender, common lavender, narrow-leaved lavender, true lavender or English lavender.

Edible Use
Several parts of lavender are edible including the leaves, flowering tips, and petals. They can be used as a condiment in
salads, soups, and stews. They have an aromatic flavor that comes through nicely in tea made from fresh or dried leaves.
The fresh flowers are added to ice-creams, jams, and vinegars as a flavoring. Oil from the flowers is also used as a food
flavouring.
Medicinal Use:
Medicinal properties of this plant include Anti-anxiety, Anti-halitosis, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Appetizer, Aromatherapy, Aromatic, and Carminative, Cholagogue, Diuretic, Nervine; Sedative, Stimulant, Stomachic, Tonic.

Aromatherapy
Lavender is an important relaxing herb, having a soothing and relaxing effect upon the nervous system. In most cases, all that is required is to breathe in the aroma from the oil to relax the body, relieve stress, calm the nervous system, and ease headaches. The same effects can be achieved by adding whole fresh or dried flowers to the bathwater
or placing the flowers under the pillowcase at bedtime.
Aches and Pains
Its relaxing effects extend to the muscular system as well. A massage with lavender oil can calm throbbing muscles, relieve rheumatism pain, ease and help heal sprains and strains, and relieve backaches and lumbago pain. The oil also contains analgesic compounds that help ease the pain from muscle related stress and injuries.
Kills Lice and Their Nits
The essential oil of lavender nourishes the hair, gives it a nice shine, and makes it smell wonderful. However, it also helps keep the hair free from lice.
Use the essential oil, diluted with a carrier oil such as coconut oil or olive oil, to coat the scalp and hair completely. Give it an hour to soak in and do its magic. Then wash away the oil and use your nit comb. From this point forward, add a drop or two of lavender oil to your shampoo or rinse water to keep lice away.
Respiratory Problems
Lavender essential oil is an excellent treatment for respiratory problems like colds, flu, sore throats, coughs, sinus
congestion, asthma, laryngitis, bronchitis, whooping cough, and tonsillitis. Apply it topically to the skin on the chest, neck, and under the nose where it will be easily breathed; or add it to a vaporizer or a pot of steaming water. The nicely scented steam opens the air passages and loosens phlegm while it kills the germs that cause the infection.

Urinary Tract Infections, Cystitis and Retained Fluids
The diuretic effects of lavender help it to flush the body from excess fluids and toxins and relieve swellings that may be
present. As the fluid is removed, the oil also exerts an antibiotic influence which kills any underlying infection, and it
removes toxins which may also be causing problems. For these purposes, lavender tea, taken 2 or 3 times a
day.
Lowering Blood Pressure
Removing excess fluids help lower the blood pressure and reduce swellings of all kinds, and the relaxing effects of the
lavender help get rid of stresses that may be contributing to the problem. For blood pressure control, take two to
three cups of lavender tea daily or 5 ml of tincture.

Recipes
Lavender Tea
You’ll need one teaspoon of dried lavender or 1 tablespoon of fresh lavender flowers or leaves and 1 cup of boiling water.
Pour the boiling water over the lavender and cover it to keep it warm. Let the tea steep for 10 to 15 minutes to absorb the medicinal qualities. Strain it, and drink warm several times daily.
Lavender Tincture
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups of chopped lavender flowers, stems, and leaves, 1 pint 100 proof vodka or brandy. Place the lavender in a glass jar and cover with vodka. Seal the jar tightly and place it in a cool dark place to brew. Allow the tincture to steep for 4 to 6 weeks, shaking the jar daily. Strain the tincture through a coffee filter. Store it in a cool, dark place for up to 3years.

Infused Oil

Essential Oil
In its action, Lavender Essential Oil is much gentler than most other essential oils and can be safely applied directly to the skin as an antiseptic to help heal wounds and burns.

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