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Botanical
Name: Lavendula angustifolia
Common
Method of Extraction: Steam Distilled
Color:
Clear with a Tinge of Yellow
Consistency:
Thin
Strength
of Initial Aroma: Medium
Aromatic
Description: Fresh, sweet, floral,
herbaceous, slightly fruity.
Possible
Uses: Acne, allergies, anxiety, asthma,
athlete's foot, bruises, burns, chicken pox,
colic, cuts, cystitis, depression, dermatitis,
dysmenorrhea, earache, flatulence, headache,
hypertension, insect bites, insect repellant,
itching, labor pains, migrane, oily skin,
rheumatism, scabies, scars, sores, sprains,
strains, stress, stretch marks, vertigo, whooping
cough.
Aromatherapy
Uses:
is balancing and healing. Great when used in skin
care for burn, cuts, wounds and
bruises.analgesic, anticonvulsive,
antidepressant, antimicrobial, powerful
antispasmodic-(muscle contraction sedative),
antitoxic, carminitive, cholagogue, choleretic,
cordial, diuretic, fungicidal, emmenagogue,
hypotensive, insecticide, antiseptic, antifungal,
anti-viral, parasiticide, nervine, rubefacient,
cardiac regulator, sudorific, tonic, vasodilator,
vermifuge
Skin: all skin types, acne, dry
acne, oily (balances sebum), psoriasis, pruritis,
bruises, burns-severe, thread veins (couperose
skin), aids wound healing, abscesses, ulcers,
soothes skin, all problems concerning splitting
of dermis and epidermis, regenerates cells,
stimulates cleansing and detoxifying, eczema,
scars
Respiratory: bronchitis,
catarrh, colds, laryngitis, aids asthma and other
respiratory conditions of nervous origin, relaxes
and eases breathing
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