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.

Headache Migraines. 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.

The calming effects of lavender might be enough to soothe away a headache or migraine. In one study from 2016, people with migraine who received 3 months of lavender therapy scored lower on a headache assessment scale than a control group. In another 2012 study, 47 participants with migraine inhaled lavender essential oil for 15 minutes. They experienced reduced headache severity and frequency.

Mood, Anxiety, Depression. 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.

Lavender is known for its ability to calm your nervous system, lift your mood and even lower blood pressure. Lavender, including its essential oil contains important compounds such as linalool, which has been shown to reduce anxiety and lower blood pressure.

Lavender also provides support for people with anxiety.

In a large meta-analysis from 2019, people with anxiety disorders who took 160-mg lavender oil capsules experienced significant decreases in anxiety. Other studies have found similar results. One from 2015 involved 60 people in a coronary intensive care unit. The researchers found that those treated with lavender essential oil had lower levels of anxiety and better sleep. Another study from 2010 compared lavender capsules to the anti-anxiety medication lorazepam, concluding that lavender’s effects were comparable to the prescription drug.

Research links lavender usage to less anxiety and depression. One randomized trial from 2020 found that breathing in lavender essential oil for 30 minutes helped improve levels of anxiety, depression and stress in older adults. A 2023 study also found that people felt less anxiety before going through an MRI test after inhaling lavender aromatherapy.

Lavender’s effects on depression aren’t as well documented as those on anxiety, but research is promising. A small 2016 study on postpartum women found that lavender aromatherapy prevented stress, anxiety, and depression after childbirth. Another small 2015 study looked at people with kidney disease. The researchers found that those who inhaled a lavender scent for 1 hour during hemodialysis had lower scores of depression and stress than those who did not. Older adults who drank lavender tea twice a day for 2 weeks in a small 2020 study experienced lower levels of anxiety and depression.

Insomnia  Once upon a time, lavender was recommended for people experiencing insomnia or other sleep disorders. People stuffed their pillows with lavender flowers to help them fall asleep and get a better night’s rest. Today, research suggests that breathing in lavender’s aroma could improve sleep quality. A systematic review of 15 studies from 2014 found that inhaling lavender, had positive effects in people with mild sleep disturbances.

Numerous smaller studies have found additional benefits of lavender for sleep issues. Research from 2015 showed that people who used lavender aromatherapy felt more refreshed upon waking. Another 2010 study conducted on people with anxiety disorders revealed that orally administered lavender oil helped them sleep longer at night.

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. Because of its calming scent, many people find benefits from using lavender-infused fragrances before bed as a form of aromatherapy. A 2019 study even suggests lavender can improve your body’s melatonin levels, supporting a better night’s rest.

Skin  Lavender contains two inflammation-fighting compounds called linalool and linalyl acetate. A 2020 study suggests that these may provide relief for skin issues, such as:

• eczema
• dermatitis
• psoriasis
• itching
• rashes

Acne  Compared to more aggressive treatments, lavender oil could be a gentle way to treat acne due to its ability to kill bacteria. In a 2013 study, a combination of lavender oil and aloe extract effectively inhibited the growth of one bacterial strain that causes acne.

Wound Healing  Lavender’s soothing powers might extend to healing wounded skin. A review of 20 studies found that lavender oil increased the rate of wound healing, promoted the growth of collagen, and boosted the tissue remodeling process of the skin.

Burns. Lavender has long been used as a traditional remedy for burns, and some older research has suggested there’s scientific data to confirm this use. According to a 2009 study, its antimicrobial activity might also help prevent infections after a burn.

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.

Hair Loss  Topical use of lavender oil might help to treat a disease called alopecia aerata, which causes a person’s hair to fall out in patches.

According to an older 1998 study of 86 people with alopecia areata, 44 percent experienced improved hair growth after massaging an essential oil blend of thyme, rosemary, lavender, and cedarwood in a mixture of carrier oils into their scalp daily for seven months. While this study is promising, it’s difficult to say whether the hair growth could be attributed to lavender specifically. An animal study from 2021 also found that lavender oil successfully stimulated hair growth within a 28-day timeframe.

Chemotherapy Side Effects  According to the National Cancer Institute, aromatherapy can help people with cancer manage the side effects of their treatment. Lavender aromatherapy may help lower anxiety about cancer treatment procedures.

Pain, Inflammation  Another benefit of lavender that has been explored is its anti-inflammatory properties. One of the chemical compounds in lavender include flavonoids, which are also found in vegetables and fruits, and coumarin. Both have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant actions. Lavender may also help ease aches and pains. A 2012 study found that inhaling lavender essential oil for 15 minutes can help reduce migraine headache pain.

Menstrual Pain  Another possible benefit of lavender is helping reduce menstrual pain. In one 2016 study, women who smelled lavender for 30 minutes a day during the first three days of their period reported less pain after two months. Other research has also linked applying lavender essential oil to the abdomen with less menstrual pain.

Viruses, Bacteria  Lavender can also be used as a natural cleaner. Before antiseptics, people used lavender to clean hospital wards. It’s still used for its antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Additionally, one nonhuman study found that lavender oil aided wound healing by improving the skin’s ability to produce collagen post-surgery.

Colic  A 2012 study found that aromatherapy massage using lavender oil was effective in reducing colic symptoms in infants, including lessening how long they cried.

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.

Since ancient times, lavender has been used to reduce symptoms and provide support for multiple conditions. Modern science has confirmed many of its health benefits, while others are still under investigation.

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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This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

How Much To Use
It is common that 10g of a fresh herb = 1g when dehydrated.
Recommended daily amount: 1-2 tsp lavender flower (2-4 g)/use up to 3 times/day. This can be added to food or to make tea.