True Lavender
| Botanical Name | Lavandula angustifolia or Lavandula officinalis |
| Botanical family | Lamiaceae |
| Origin | Mediterranean Basin, France, Bulgaria |
| Method | Complete distillation by steam distillation |
| Plant part | Flowering tops |
| Note | Middle-top |
| Appearance | limpid mobile liquid. May disturb slightly. |
| Color | pale yellow to yellow |
| Odor | herbaceous, floral, fresh |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Monoterpene alcohols (35–50%): linalool, terpinen-4-ol, alpha-terpineol Monoterpenes (5%): pinenes, ocimenes Esters (45–55%): linalyl acetate, lavandulyl acetate |
| Therapeutic properties | Powerful antispasmodic +++ Calming, relaxing, sedative +++ Anti-inflammatory ++ Analgesic +++ Vulnerary ++ Hypotensive ++ Anti-infective ++ Stress, anxiety, worry, fear, emotional overload +++ Sleep problems: insomnia, nightmares +++ Dystonia: stress-related asthma, stress-related eczema, dyspnoea, nervous spasms +++ Healing problems: wounds that are slow to heal, burns, bedsores +++ Pain related to inflammation of the skin and locomotor system +++ |
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