Lavender Beauty And Health Secrets

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Lavender flowers are used for different purposes, in cooking, as a medicine and in cosmetics. In Ancient Arabian and Greek medicines, lavender was used as an antiseptic. In Europe, especially Mediterranean-like climate, lavender has been used for a long time to promote natural sleep, to strengthen nervous system and as an ancient cure for headaches.

The name lavender comes from the Latin lavare, meaning “to wash”. Which is perhaps why lavender has been used in wash water since ancient time. There are many varieties of lavender. Common lavender is lavandula officinalis, most frequently used in today households around the world. Other types of lavender are English (lavandula angustifolia), French (lavandula dentate), garden lavender, spike lavender and Spanish (lavandula stoechas).

Lavender Benefits

• Anxiety, insomnia and mood enhancement
• Muscle relaxant
• Used for cuts and insect bites
• Improved concentration
• For gastrointestinal disorders
• Good for digestive problems
• Antidepressant

Lavender can be found as a leaf, extract or as oil and taken as a tincture or tea, used in baths or inhaled from a diffuser.

The reason why lavender is such a valuable herb with divers healing powers is because its purple flowers are loaded with aromatic essential oils such as linalyl acetate, camphor and linalool. Thus, having antibacterial, antibiotic, antiviral, antiseptic properties.

Good to know: some varieties of lavender are loaded with sedative compounds that can penetrate the skin. For a nice, refreshing and aromatic bath, toss lavenders into your bathwater. And if you need some sleep, add some sedative lavender and melissa to your both and have a nice and resting sleep.

While some use lavender for medicinal purposes, other use lavender in cooking especially in desserts preparation (as a flavor). Lavender can be used in baths, on pets, on the skin, in the bathroom, to scent bed linen, or in wardrobes to protect clothes from moths. And if you are having insects’ invasion, use lavender oil, they hate it.