Spike Lavender
Botanical Name | Lavandula latifolia spica |
Botanical family | Lamiaceae |
Origin | Spain |
Method | Complete distillation by steam distillation |
Plant part | Flowering tops |
Note | Middle |
Appearance | mobile liquid |
Color | colorless to slightly yellow-green |
Odor | camphoric, fresh and herbaceous |
Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Oxides (25–35%): 1,8-cineole, linalool oxide Ketones (< 10%): camphor Monoterpene alcohols (30%): linalool, borneol, terpinen-4-ol, alpha-terpineol |
Therapeutic properties | Anticatarrhal, expectorant ++ Analgesic +++ Vulnerary ++ Antitoxic ++++ Wide-spectrum anti-infective ++ Heals burns ++++ |
Main therapeutic indications | Recent burns ++++ Poisonous bites/stings (wasp, scorpion, snake) ++++ Weeping acne, infected wounds, fungal skin infections +++ ENT and respiratory catarrh infections +++ |