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Lavender
Common Name | Lavender |
Genus / Species | Lavendula officinalis |
Part Used | Flower |
Energetics | Warm, dry, aromatic, bitter, sweet |
Meridians | Brain, nerves, heart, lung |
Active Constituents | Volatile oil (up to 3%) containing over 40 constituents including linalyl acetate, cineole, linalool, nerol, borneol. Flavonoids, tannins and coumarins. |
Medicinal Uses | Carminative Relieves muscle spasm Antiseptic Antibacterial Stimulates blood flow Astringent Nervine Anti-anxiety |