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[[Image:Lavender.jpg|thumb|300px]]'''Lavender''' is a common [[herb]] from the [[mint]] family. It is a short, bushy [[plant]] with light green stems and elongated purple blossoms. Lavender is widely used as a [[fragrance]], but also has many healing properties such as: promoting healing, reducing swelling, easing headache pain, and soothing insect bites and stings. Its early use as a medicinal drug for the [[gout]], has been discredited in modern times. | [[Image:Lavender.jpg|thumb|300px]]'''Lavender''' is a common [[herb]] from the [[mint]] family. It is a short, bushy [[plant]] with light green stems and elongated purple blossoms. Lavender is widely used as a [[fragrance]], but also has many healing properties such as: promoting healing, reducing swelling, easing headache pain, and soothing insect bites and stings. Its early use as a medicinal drug for the [[gout]], has been discredited in modern times. | ||
| + | == See Also == | ||
| + | * [[Cooking]]: [[Herbs]], [[Spices]], [[Digestion]] and [[Nutrition]] | ||
| + | * [[Traditional Chinese medicine]]: [[Chinese herbology]] ([[:Category:Plants used in Traditional Chinese Medicine|Plants used in Traditional Chinese Medicine]]) and [[Acupuncture]] | ||
| + | * [[Ayurvedic medicine]]: [[:Category:Plants used in Ayurvedic Medicine|Plants used in Ayurvedic Medicine]] | ||
| + | * [[Herbal medicine]]: [[Western herbal medicine]]: [[:Category:Plants used in Western Herbal Medicine|Plants used in Western Herbal Medicine]] | ||
| + | * [[Tibetan medicine]] | ||
| + | * [[Naturopathy]] and [[Homeopathy]] | ||
| + | * [[Aromatherapy]]: [[Essential oil]] | ||
| + | * [[Massage therapy]] | ||
| + | * [[Modern medicine]] | ||
| + | * [[Exercise]]: [[Yoga]], [[Bodybuilding]], [[Martial arts]] | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | * http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Search&db=PubMed&term=Lavender [[PubMed]] [[NIH]] Research | ||
| + | * https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Lavender | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | [[Category:Herbalism]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Western Herbal Medicine]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Medicinal Plants]] | ||
[[Category:Herbs]] | [[Category:Herbs]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Plants used in Ayurvedic Medicine]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Plants used in Western Herbal Medicine]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Plants]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Permaculture]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Gardening]] | ||
Revision as of 08:10, December 9, 2014
Lavender is a common herb from the mint family. It is a short, bushy plant with light green stems and elongated purple blossoms. Lavender is widely used as a fragrance, but also has many healing properties such as: promoting healing, reducing swelling, easing headache pain, and soothing insect bites and stings. Its early use as a medicinal drug for the gout, has been discredited in modern times.
See Also
- Cooking: Herbs, Spices, Digestion and Nutrition
- Traditional Chinese medicine: Chinese herbology (Plants used in Traditional Chinese Medicine) and Acupuncture
- Ayurvedic medicine: Plants used in Ayurvedic Medicine
- Herbal medicine: Western herbal medicine: Plants used in Western Herbal Medicine
- Tibetan medicine
- Naturopathy and Homeopathy
- Aromatherapy: Essential oil
- Massage therapy
- Modern medicine
- Exercise: Yoga, Bodybuilding, Martial arts
External Links
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Search&db=PubMed&term=Lavender PubMed NIH Research
- https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Lavender