Lavendula, Lavender Spike Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Koehler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Lavendula angustifoliaBotanische wandplaten, (1904–1914) Botanical name: Lavendula officinalis (syn. L. vera, L. angustifolia, L. spica, L. vulgaris) Parts used: Flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter Classifications: 2H. CARMINATIVE3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS.  3E. DIURETIC.  3G. EMMENAGOGUE.  3M. ARTHRITIC4e. STOMACHIC.  4j. NERVINE Uses: 1. Clears Cold and Damp, Opens the Orifices, Stops Wind and Spasms: -‘Special good use for all griefs and pains of the Head and Brain that proceed of a Cold cause’ (Culpeper)-‘if it be sodden in water and drunk that water it will heal the Palsy and many other ills’ (Agnus Castus, 14th century)-Apoplexy, Epilepsy, Paralysis, Vertigo, Dizziness-Sluggishness, Cramps, Spasms, Convulsions, Fainting, Hysteria.-‘useful in melancholia and epilepsy’ (Avicenna)-Panic Attacks; Drug Withdrawal, Delusions 2. Moves the Qi, Eases Pain: -promotes Rest and eases pain, used internally and externally;-Anxiety, Depression, Nervousness, Palpitations, Restlessness-Abdominal Fullness, Irritable Bowel Disorder;-muscular and nervous Tension, rheumatic pain.-Liver Qi constraint, marked by pain, pressure or tenderness of the Liver, irritability and Headache.-‘relieves neuralgia and pain in ribs’ (Avicenna)–Culpeper said ‘it frees the Liver and Spleen from obstructions’,-wind Colic. 3. Moves the Blood and Qi, Clears Cold, Promotes…

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