Lavendula, Lavender

Spike

New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563

Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578

Koehler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887

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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:

2. Moves the Qi, Eases Pain:
    
3. Moves the Blood and Qi, Clears Cold, Promotes Menstruation:

4. Resists Poison:

5. Warms the Kidneys, Promotes Urine:

6. Moves the Qi, Clears Phlegm, Stops Wheezing:

7. Externally:

Dose:
Decoction: 2–6 grams;
Powder: 1–3 grams

Main Combinations:
Lavender & Rosemary

1. Paralysis, Apoplexy, Falling Sickness, Cramps, Convulsions, Vertigo, Dizziness, Lavender with  ... available in PRO version
2. Paralysis:
i. Lavender with  ... available in PRO version
ii. Lavender with  ... available in PRO version
3. Apoplexy, Lavender with ... available in PRO version
4. Childhood Epilepsy, Lavender with ... available in PRO version
5. Nervine:
i. Lavender with  ... available in PRO version
ii. Lavender with  ... available in PRO version
6. Dizziness, Vertigo:
i. Lavender with  ... available in PRO version
ii. Lavender with  ... available in PRO version
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
10. Epilepsy, Vertigo, Lavender with ... available in PRO version
11. Difficult Labor:
i. Lavender with  ... available in PRO version
ii. Lavender with  ... available in PRO version
iii. Lavender with ... available in PRO version
12. A bath to keep beautiful, Lavender with ... available in PRO version

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