Lavendula, Lavender

Spike
New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563
Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578
Koehler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887
Botanical name:
Lavendula officinalis (syn. L. vera, L. angustifolia, L. spica, L. vulgaris)

Parts used:
Flower

Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter

Classifications:
2H. CARMINATIVE
3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS.    3E. DIURETIC.    3G. EMMENAGOGUE.    3M. ARTHRITIC
4e. STOMACHIC.    4j. NERVINE

Uses:
1. Clears Cold and Damp, Opens the Orifices, Stops Wind and Spasms:
-Vertigo, Dizziness
-Sluggishness, Cramps, Convulsions, Spasms, Fainting, ,

2. Moves the Qi, Eases Pain:
-promotes Rest and eases pain, used internally and externally;
-Abdominal Fullness, Irritable Bowel Disorder;
    
3. Moves the Blood and Qi, Clears Cold, Promotes Menstruation:
-Cramps, Scanty flow, Delayed or Irregular Menstruation, clear or white discharge and PMS.

4. Resists Poison:
-‘it is mingled also profitably with Antidotes’ (Dioscorides)

5. Warms the Kidneys, Promotes Urine:
-Edema, suppressed urine from coldness.

6. Moves the Qi, Clears Phlegm, Stops Wheezing:
-Wheezing, Spasmodic Cough and Asthma from Qi constraint

7. Externally:
-for Toothache, Neuralgia, Sprains, Rheumatism, Nervous Headaches (Spirit, Oil, Baths and Compresses are best).
-the Oil has also been used to kill Lice, and is used to prevent mosquito bites.
-the Oil has been applied to Burns to reduce pain and scarring.
-the Oil of Lavender promotes growth of hair when weak or thinning.
-local Infections, Wounds, and various skin conditions such as Eczema, Psoriasis, Pimples, Rashes and Dermatitis.
-In baths, it is useful for Pain, Neuralgia and especially Paralysis.
-a Hip-bath also promotes Childbirth.

Main Combinations:
Lavender & Rosemary

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4. Childhood Epilepsy, Lavender with ... available in PRO version
5. Nervine:
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6. Dizziness, Vertigo:
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7. Catarrh from Wind-Damp, Lavender with  ... available in PRO version
8. Insomnia, Lavender with ... available in PRO version
9. Palpitations, Dizziness, Vertigo, Lavender with ... available in PRO version
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11. Difficult Labor:
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Major Formulas:
Decoction for Vertigo (Culpeper)
Decoction for Difficult Childbirth (Barbette)
Four Thieves Vinegar
Powder of Lavender (Gerard)
Powder for Paralysis and Vertigo (Nicholas)
Powder of Lavender Seed to Promote Labor
Powder Against Apoplexy (2) (Zwelfer)
Ointment for Congealed Blood


Cautions:
1. Not used during pregnancy.

Main Preparations used:
Conserve and Confection of the Flowers, Distilled Water, Distilled Oil