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LAVENDER ESSENTIAL OIL : MEDICINE CHEST IN A BOTTLE
Highly Symbolic
Lavender is commonly associated with purity, devotion, serenity and calmness. These themes are often related to the ways lavender is used. Calmness and serenity point toward lavender's uses in aiding sleep and easing anxiety. Purity is shown through lavender's use throughout history in cleaning and its associations with cleanliness.
It Has Ancient Roots
The origin of Lavender is believed to be from the Mediterranean, Middle East and India. Its history goes back some 2500 years. Lavender is a flowering plant of the mint family known for its beauty, its sweet floral fragrance and its multiple uses.
- The ancient Egyptians made use of lavender during their mummification process, embalming the corpse with perfume.
- The ancient Greeks, on the other hand, used lavender to treat insomnia and ease back pain.
- During the Bubonic Plague in the 17th century, lavender was used as a remedy to ward off potential disease.
- Lavender is actually quite the effective bug repellent!
- When it comes to plant symbolism, lavender represents purity, devotion, serenity, grace, and calmness.
- Unsurprisingly, Queen Victoria was also a huge fan of lavender. She made sure that all of her furniture was cleaned with a lavender-based solution, and her drink of choice was lavender-infused tea to help ease her stomach.
(Queen Victoria)
Love, or the history of lavender affection
Lavender’s association with love extends from Cleopatra to modern times. Tutankhamun’s tomb contained traces of still-fragrant lavender, and it’s said Cleopatra used lavender to seduce Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
(Cleopatra and Julius Caesar)
Evil, or more commonly known today as microbes
Beyond scenting bed linen and clothing, lavender was hung above doors to protect against evil spirits. We know now it’s a strong antimicrobial that may help prevent certain diseases, but back then the idea was that lavender protected against evil fits.
Sixteenth-century glovemakers who perfumed their ware with the herb were said to not catch cholera. Seventh-century thieves who washed in lavender after robbing graves didn’t get the plague. In the 19th century, gypsy travelers sold bunches of lavender on the streets of London to bring people good luck and protect against ill fortune.
(Lavender flowers are being sold on the Streets of London)
In Spain and Portugal, lavender was traditionally strewn on the floor of churches or thrown into bonfires to avert evil spirits on St. John’s Day. In Tuscany, pinning a sprig of lavender to your shirt was a traditional way to ward against the evil eye. Queen Elizabeth I of England had fresh lavender in vases at her table every day.
Use by ancient doctors
The Greek physician to the Roman army, Dioscorides, wrote that lavender taken internally would relieve indigestion, sore throats, headaches, and externally cleaned wounds.
The Romans named the plant after its use in their bathing rituals (“lava” is to wash), realizing lavender isn’t only relaxing, but also antiseptic.
Sixteenth-century English herbalist John Parkinson wrote that lavender was “especially good use for all griefes and paines of the head and brain,” and Charles VI of France insisted his pillow always contain lavender so he could get a good night’s sleep. People still use lavender in pillows today.
In Asian traditional medicine, lavender has long been used for its “cooling” effect and for helping the “Shen,” or mind, by cooling the heart, helping people relax and find relief from troubles in the mind that give rise to tension in the body.
In more recent history, lavender became famous for its skin healing when René-Maurice Gattefossé, the 1930s French chemist, burned his hand in his laboratory. He applied lavender oil to treat the burn and was so impressed by the quick healing process that he published a book, “Aromathérapie: Les Huiles Essentielles, Hormones Végétales,” and coined the word aromatherapy (the therapy of aromatic plants). Lavender was used by doctors during WWII to heal wounds.
At the same time, a French biochemist, Marguerite Maury, developed a unique method of applying these oils to the skin with massage — hence the practice of aromatherapy massage — now used all over the world.
What makes lavender work?
Like most medicinal plants, lavender contains different active chemicals, and it’s the combined effects of these chemicals that make this plant work like a skilled car mechanic: adept at finely tuning the whole body to make it run smoothly.
For lavender, the chemicals are:
- polyphenols like rosmarinic acid
- flavonoids like apigenin
- volatile aromatics
The main anxiety-relieving components are linalool and linalyl acetate. They’re also found in other relaxing aromatic plants, including citrus fruits, like bitter orange (neroli).
Lavender oil also contains the terpenes cineole and camphor. These are also found in memory-boosting European sage and rosemary.
When purchasing lavender essential oil, see if you can ask about its chemical formulation. The composition of essential oils can vary depending on many factors (such as time of harvest), and some oil can be adulterated with synthetic chemicals.
Lavender should contain:
- 25 to 38 percent linalool
- 25 to 45 percent linalyl acetate
- 0.3 to 1.5 percent cineole
Safety
Lavender is one of the safest plants for general use, and even the essential oil has very low toxicity when used at the correct dose. It may be applied undiluted in minute quantities on the skin, too.
But it’s not without its contraindications. For example, people with sensitive skin may find it irritating. Lavender may also exacerbate sedative or anticonvulsant drugs.
- Lavender oil is mentioned in the Bible numerous times and have been the oil that was used to wash Jesus’ feet.
- During the middle Ages, crushed lavender was a popular condiment and remains a common ingredient in French recipes today.
- Lavender oil is best for sleep and anxiety issues.
(Lavender promotes relaxation and sound sleep)
APPLICATION
- Diffuse it with aroma diffusers.
- Add undiluted lavender oil to your body lotion for a pleasing scent.
- Make a sugar scrub with sugar, undiluted lavender, and oil.
- Rub diluted lavender oil into your scalp to treat dandruff.
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