How to Use Lavender
Lavender -
Lavender is a wonderful plant that can be used in many ways. We all recognize the color and fragrance of Lavender, but there is so much more. It has been around forever and is mentioned often in the Bible as Spikenard. Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment. - John 12:3
Some of lavenders uses -
- Aromatherapy - The use of volatile plant oils, including essential oils, for psychological and physical . stress relief, calming, relaxing. Sleep studies have shown that having lavender in your bedroom will give you a more restful sleep.
- Medicinal - migraines, hormone leveling, arthritis, pain relief.
- Repellents - flea, insect repellent. In Texas they place lavender sachets in their shoes to chase the scorpions away.
- Culinary - tea, lemonade, pepper, salt, sugar, jam, cookies, bread, salad dressings, margaritas, martinis and many more. You can add a water soaked, Lavender Fire Starter Bundle, to your Bar B Q to add a smokey lavender flavor to your food.
Dr. Oz - On GMA his parting gift to Diane Sawyer was lavender oil to help her relax.
Dr.Oz - I love Dr. Oz. He is really promoting lavender. He even wears lavender shirts and ties. Last week on his show there was a question about thinning hair. He said if you use lavender oil on your hair everyday your hair will stop thinning.
In case you missed it.
Dr Oz. was on Good Morning America, 8/30/09 and he talked about lavender oil. He put some lavender oil on Diane Sawyer's wrist and explained how it causes you to relax due to the effect it has on your brain.
On "GMA" Oz shared some tips for combining conventional care with some more unconventional methods to achieve complete mind-body health.
Aromatherapy: Oz explained that aromatherapy treatment is the use of essential oils that can help produce a calming effect. He said aromatherapy with oils such as lavender can be used to treat insomnia, a condition that is "a litmus test for how well you're coping with life." http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/story?id=8450292