Lavender

Lavender Flowers 💜✨
 
One of the most beloved herbs across cultures and centuries, Lavender is a staple of any home apothecary. Cooling and drying in its energetics, it works with the nervous system intelligently, calming what is agitated, lifting what is sluggish, and bringing the whole system back to center. Hand-selected, organic, and lovingly packaged in the Colorado mountains.
 
💜 For: anyone working with anxiety, insomnia, stress, headaches, skin inflammation, or digestive tension
🍃 Botanical name: Lavandula angustifolia
🌱 Part used: flowers
⚡ Energetics: cooling, drying
👅 Taste: bitter, slightly sweet, aromatic
🔥 Actions: nervine, antidepressant, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, analgesic, carminative, anxiolytic, sedative, vulnerary
🌲 Body systems: nervous system, skin, digestive system, respiratory system
🌿 Traditional uses: anxiety, insomnia, stress, headaches, depression, digestive tension and bloating, skin inflammation, burns, minor wounds, respiratory infections. Used internally as tea or tincture; topically in oils, compresses, baths, and linen sachets.
☕ How to use: brew as a tea (1-2 tsp per 8 oz, steep 10-15 minutes), use as a tincture, add to bath soaks, or infuse in oil for topical use
🌾 Variation: as a natural botanical, color and aroma may vary slightly batch to batch
⚠️ Not for: generally considered very safe. Use in moderation during pregnancy. Those with very dry constitutions may want to balance with a moistening herb.