The efficacy and function of lavender

Lavender is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. There are records of lavender in ancient Chinese medical books. Lavender can treat many diseases and its effects are very comprehensive. We should make good use of it.

[Source] Medicinal material source: the whole herb of lavender, a plant of the Lamiaceae family.

[Original form] Lavender, semi-shrub or dwarf shrub. The stem is branched and covered with stellate hairs, which are denser in the young parts; the old branches are dark brown, with the cortex peeling off in strips, with long flower branches and short renewal stalks. The leaves are linear or lanceolate. The leaves on the flowering branches are larger, 3-5cm long and 0.3-0.5cm wide, covered with dense or sparse gray stellate hairs. The leaves on the renewal branches are smaller, clustered, no more than 1.7cm long and about 0.2cm wide, densely covered with grayish-white stellate hairs, all with obtuse tips, gradually narrowed at the base into a very short petiole, entire, and rolled at the edges. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Nutlets 4, smooth. Flowering period is June.

【Habitat distribution】Ecological environment: It has been cultivated in my country.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; Cool

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; dispels wind and relieves itching. Mainly used for headache, dizziness, mouth sores, throat swelling, burns, urticaria, scabies

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-9g. For external use: take appropriate amount and mash it for application.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to lavender. Through this introduction we can understand that lavender has high medicinal value and can effectively relieve many diseases, but remember not to take it indiscriminately.