Lavandula angustifolia.... better known to most of us as Lavender... isn't it beautiful? Don't you wish you had the means and energy to grow it in fields like this photo shows it? Ahhhh... it seems like such a peaceful job to grow it....
Lavender truly is a beautiful plant, but its beauty is not the reason you come to the herb shop to look for it. By the time it reaches the herb shop, it has changed appearances a bit. We commonly purchase it as an essential oil, which is a very concentrated extract of the oil from the flower buds. It takes a LOT of lavender blooms to make an ounce of essential oil. And it gets put into so many products because we love it so much. We've found SO many uses for lavender that I suspect it will be with us forever.
What is YOUR favorite way to use lavender? It has so many uses!
Yesterday, I spent the day outside with my family. We put in a garden and did some yard clean-up as well as potting some plants. It was a great day to be together -- and get sunburned a little. After we took showers and washed the garden off of ourselves, the kids lined up to get their burns doused with some lavender oil. I admit, I was in line too! My arms are still red today, but the fire has been relieved a lot in my skin. We all slept pretty well too, because of course, lavender oil relieves anxiety and brings a restful state of mind.
Lavender oil relieves pain and prevents infection of wounds and burns, but it does a lot more:
- helps with anxiety and depression
- reduces insomnia
- eases headaches / migraines
- soothes digestive complaints
- remedy for many skin conditions
- helps women recover from birthing processes
It might be a tiny flower, but it has a mighty power!
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