Lavender Flower Whole 100 g, 50 g, 25 g

Lavender Flower – 100 g ($18.99), 50 g ($12.99), 25 g ($8.99)

Benefits:
For centuries, lavender has been used as a general tonic, sedative, antispasmodic, diuretic, digestive aid, and gas remedy. Lavender tea and essential oil are prescribed to treat common minor ailments such as insomnia, nervousness, fatigue, headaches, nausea, and gas. Its aroma helps to stimulate mental processes to help patients with dementia and alleviate mild to moderate depression. The essential oil has antiseptic qualities that may kill several types of disease-causing bacteria. It is used to treat skin ailments such as fungus, burns, wounds, eczema, and acne. It also has been used for hair loss called alopecia.

Acne, headache. Lavender stops pain caused by headaches and various skin conditions, such as acne, through the action of two compounds found in the essential oil, linalool and linalyl aldehyde. Linalool increases the threshold of pain, meaning that a stronger stimulus is required before pain is felt. In addition to stopping the perception of pain, lavender also inhibits the hormonal reactions that create inflammation and pain. It also contains an essential oil called 1,8-cineole or eucalyptol, which is also found in eucalyptus. This compound has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects as well.

Anxiety, depression, and insomnia. The use of lavender oil in aromatherapy for sleep problems was verified by investigators in a six-week study involving nursing home residents. Researchers found that when they perfumed the sleeping ward with lavender and lavender oil for two weeks, the residents slept as long as and more soundly than they did during a different two-week interval in which they took sleep-inducing drugs. Lavender baths are considered valuable for soothing and strengthening the nervous system. In one study, patients with severe dementia and agitation benefited from an aroma stream of lavender oil. In another study, for patients with mild to moderate depression, a tincture of lavender oil (60 drops a day) and a medication (imipramine) helped treatment better than either alone. In a study using lavender oil in aromatherapy, patients with dementia and agitation experienced major improvements in agitation, aggressive behavior, and irritability. However, in one study of patients with advanced cancer, there was no benefit from weekly massages of lavender oil in terms of reduced pain or anxiety.

Burns. Lavender’s effectiveness against burns was first discovered by chemist René-Maurice Gattefossé, who is considered the father of modern aromatherapy. Gattefossé plunged a hand he had burned in a laboratory accident into the nearest liquid, a container of lavender oil, and noticed that the pain subsided quickly and that his hand healed rapidly, without scarring. Lavender acts to heal burns by stopping the action of hormonelike substances called prostaglandins, which cause swelling and provoke painful constriction in the area of a burn. Lavender oil also protects burned skin from bacterial and fungal infection • Digestive discomfort and gas. Lavender soothes stomach upset, reduces excess gas, and encourages the flow of blood. Health officials in Germany have endorsed the use of lavender tea for disturbances of the upper abdomen, such as nervous irritable stomach.

Recommended Use
Lavender oil can be used as is, or used in aromatherapy, baths, compresses, or teas. You should never take lavender oil internally. Using it on the skin can lead to allergic dermatitis. People with gallstones or obstructions of the biliary tract should avoid lavender, because it can stimulate the secretion of bile that cannot be released through the bile duct. Lavender should not be used by those who take sleeping pills, as lavender potentiates the effect of the drug.

Not all species of lavender are tranquilizing; Spanish lavender, for example, has a stimulant effect. Before using any type of lavender oil on a regular basis, try it out to make sure that it has a calming effect. Lavender oil should not be used by pregnant women or nursing mothers.

Botanical Name: Lavandula vera
English: Lavender Flower
Also, known as: Al birri, Alhucema, Arva neh, Aspic, Broad-leaved lavenda, Common lavender, Echter Lavendel, English lavender, Lofi nda, Ostoghodous, Postokhodous, Spigandos, True lavender Khouramaa Khouzami, Khuzama, Khuzama fassiya, Khuzama zerqua, Lavande veritable, Lavando, Lavandula vraie, Laventel, Lavendel, Kleiner Speik, Espi, Espic, Espliego commun, Fi rigla, Frigous, Garden lavendar, Grando, Hanan, Hanene, Hzama, Khazama, Khini, Lavanda Lavande, Lavande femelle, Lavender, and Lawanda
Habitat: Northern Mediterranean region
Origin: France

General Information:
Lavandula vera, is a much-branched aromatic shrub, 2-6 feet high and 1-3 feet wide with attractive purplish-blue flower spikes. Branches grey-brown to dark brown with long flowering and short leafy shoots, bark longitudinally peeling. Leaves clustered on leafy shoots, evergreen 1-6 cm long, and 3-5 mm wide on flowering shoots, widely spaced on flowering shoots, petiole very short, blade linear-lanceolate to linear. The flowers are pinkish-purple, produced on spikes 2-10 cm long at the top of slender, with 6-10 flowers, upper ones densely crowded, peduncle about three times longer than the spike.
True lavender is indigenous to the western Mediterranean region and used by people for at least 3000 years. Various species have been used since ancient times for their aromatic and medicinal properties. A wild shrub growing on a sunny hillside in the rocky soil of southern France will smell different from the flowers in your garden. The conditions in which lavender grows and the type of plant all contribute to a unique fragrance Lavender essential oil, when diluted with a carrier oil, is commonly used as a relaxant with massage therapy. While we know that eating or drinking things can influence our health and how we feel, lavender shows us how the simple act of smelling something can dramatically alter our mood by reducing anxiety and pain and promoting sleep. Lavender has long been loved for its pleasing and relaxing scent and it was commonly used in bathing and laundry, it’s popularity spreads through northern Europe. Lavender is sometimes combined with cheeses made from sheep or goat’s milk Flowers are used in confectionery, often as a garnish on cakes, and go particularly well with chocolate.

How to use:
We make these suggestions to help you get the best benefit from the herbs that you’re choosing to improve your health. Also we make these ideas and recommendations so that consuming them easier and better fit into your lifestyle by adding them to the food that you already eat.
For the full health benefit, it is best to consume (or use the whole herb in poultices) the whole herb. All of the compounds in the herb act best together, as nature intends. Extracts draw out the most prominent beneficial compounds and may concentrate them. What is not extracted can be helpful in ways that we do not yet understand.

Cut Pieces or Powdered Herb:
There are different ways to use cut pieces or powdered herb.
Food Preparation: You can add powdered or pieces of herb (if the pieces you buy are bigger than you like, a coffee or herb grinder will quickly reduce) to any yogurt, smoothie, apple or other sauces, spreads, salads or other foods more familiar to you that don’t use heat. Heat can be damaging to the beneficial compounds in the herb. Other options like oatmeal, scrambled eggs, pasta sauce, soup, cookies and anything else that fits your lifestyle, but minimizing (by adding near the end of cooking) the heat is helpful.
Also, for children, you can mix powdered herb with honey or glycerin to make paste. The thicker the paste, the more potent and herbal in taste. The sweet taste of honey and glycerin will help medicine go down. The resulting liquid is called an electuary.
For seeds in general, but especially small seeds, it’s best to grind these to break the protective hulls a short time before consumption. This makes all the benefits available, rather than some remaining locked inside the hulls that are unbroken by insufficient chewing.
To make adding herbs even easier, you could add a week’s worth of your chosen herb(s) to an amount of, for example, yogurt that you would eat in a week. Mix thoroughly and eat this each day of the week. So you make once /week and just eat each other day.
Hot Infusion: The basic method for dried herbs and flower is, take 2-3 tablespoons of dried herb in a cup or teapot. Pour hot water over it and cover it with lid for 10-30 minutes. The heat from making tea can degrade some of the beneficial compounds in the herb. This method minimizes this effect. For the full health benefit, it is recommended to consume what is left over after making tea.
Decoctions: Decoctions are suitable for roots, barks, large seeds & berries, and other dense material. The simple way to make decoction is, in a saucepan, add 1 tablespoon of dried herbs to 1 cup of water, Bring the water to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30-60 minutes with the pot covered. Squeeze out as much as liquid as possible. Best practice is to drink the liquid and also consume the solid material that remains. Herb pieces can also be used.
Powdered Herb:
There are different ways to use powdered herb.
Capsules: HerbsCrafters makes capsules guaranteed to be filled with the pure herb with no filler or any other products. You can also use powdered herb to make your own capsules at home. These capsules are best taken with liquid to aid in digestion and absorption and to ensure it doesn’t stick in your throat.
Poultice: Poultice can be made with an herbal powder and liquid (mostly water) to form a paste which is then applied to the skin. This method is very helpful for skin conditions.
Herbal shot: Powdered herb can be mixed with water, fruit juice or other liquid to make herbal shot.

Tips:
You can sweeten your herbal decoctions with bit of honey, natural fruit juice, stevia leaves powder or licorice root powder.

Precautions:
You should consult with a qualified healthcare practitioner before using any herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medications.
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