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It may also be worth swapping out lavender coffee for lavender herbal tea: Adults 60 years and older reported less depression and anxiety after drinking lavender tea twice a day for two weeks ...
Lavandula (common name lavender) is a genus of 47 known species of perennial flowering plants in the mints family, Lamiaceae. [1] It is native to the Old World , primarily found across the drier, warmer regions of mainland Eurasia , with an affinity for maritime breezes.
It is a strongly aromatic shrub growing as high as 1 to 2 metres (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) tall. The leaves are evergreen, 2–6 centimetres (1– 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches) long, and 4–6 millimetres (3 ⁄ 16 – 1 ⁄ 4 in) broad. The flowers are typically purple (lavender-coloured), produced on spikes 2–8 cm (1–3 in) long at the top of ...
The cut lavender flowers and stems are compacted into a lavender still. A boiler is then used to steam the bottom of the lavender flower filled still at a very low pressure. [ 1 ] The lavender flower pockets containing oil are broken from this heating process and a pipe of cold water is run through the center of the still. [ 1 ]
Aromatherapy is a practice based on the use of aromatic materials, including essential oils and other aroma compounds, with claims for improving psychological well-being. [1] [2] [3] It is used as a complementary therapy or as a form of alternative medicine, and typically is used via inhalation and not by ingestion. [2]
It is an evergreen shrub that usually grows to between 30–100 centimetres (12–39 in) tall, but occasionally up to 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall in the subspecies L. stoechas subsp. luisieri. Its leaves are 1–4 cm long, greyish and tomentose. The inflorescence is crowned by a mass of purple elongated ovoid bracts about 5 cm long. Lower flowers ...
Linalyl acetate is an organic compound, the acetate ester of linalool and a phytochemical found in many flowers and spice plants. It is one of the principal components of the essential oils of bergamot and lavender. [1]
Lavandulol is a monoterpene alcohol found in a variety of essential oils such as lavender oil. [3] The term refers to either of two enantiomers.The (R)-enantiomer is natural and has an aroma described as "weak floral, herbal odor with slightly lemon-like, fresh citrus fruity nuance"; the (S)-enantiomer has only a weak odor.