Lavender Monograph
Botanical Description: Small evergreen shrub with gray – green linear leaves. Purple flowers are arranged sparsely on the tips of long bare stalks. The flowers, leaves and stem are covered by trichomes (plant hairs) which embed shining oil glands. (2)
Harvesting Guidelines: Harvest buds in the early stages of opening on a dry day and dry immediately to prevent mold. Avoid heat to preserve the volatile oils. (3)
Constituents: Volatile oils (linalyl, acetate, linalool, d – limonene, eucalyptol, cineole), flavonoids, tannins, coumarins, diterpenes, vitamin C, resin (3)
Uses: Can be used internally or externally
Internally as tea or tincture:
Gentle sedative that helps anxiety & stress
Carminative
Anti – inflammatory (4)
A digestive bitter that is a hepatic and bile stimulator
May ease stomach irritation
Externally as wash or essential oil:
Rubbed on temples to ease headache
Antiseptic to disinfect cuts, wounds and sores while soothing pain
Hypotensive when used in aromatherapy (3)
Used in balneotherapy (utilizing bathing to improve functional curculatory disorder)
Actions: Carminative, antispasmodic (muscle), antidepressant, antiseptic, antimicrobial, stimulates blood flow, antioxidant (1)
Preparations: Tea, tincture, essential oil
Taste: Bitter (mild)
Energy: drying, cooling
Dosage:
Tincture: (1:5; 70%) 1.5 - 2mL 3 – 4x/day
Infusion: 1 tsp dried bud in 8oz water
Steep 20 – 30 minutes 3 – 4x/day (3)
Contraindications/Side effects:
None know, although if you have very dry skin and mucus membranes the long – term internal use may be too drying (4)
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References:
(1) Chevalier, A (2000) Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine (2nd edition)
(2) Britannia.com
(3) Herbarium.theherbalacadamy.com
(4) Chestnutherbs.com
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