COMMON NAME: Lavender, Tasmanian

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lavendula augustifolia, Lavendula officinalis

FAMILY NAME: Lamiaceae (Mint)

INDIGENOUS COUNTRY: Mediterranean

COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: Tasmania

HISTORY INFORMATION: Lavender has been used continuously for thousands of years either in the form of the essential oil or as the fresh or dried flowers. Lavender bags were used to repel insects. Romans used it as an antiseptic to bathe their wounds. The town of Mitchum in England used to be very famous for its lavender (once prized in Elizabethan England), but now most of England's lavender is grown in Norfolk. Moroccan's use it to flavor their food. Lavender is probably most famous for its ability to calm and relax. Lavender is considered the most versatile essence especially for therapeutic use, and it is considered a universal blending agent.

GENERAL INFORMATION: This oil is just beginning to find appreciation. It is very similar to the wonderful Highland lavender.

DESCRIPTION OF PLANT: A perennial herb growing to 2ft with small linear leaves producing flower spikes that can be blue or purple depending on the variety.

PARTS PROCESSED: Flowering tops

PROCESSING METHODS: Steam distilled

COLOR RANGE: Clear to yellow

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Class: Ester/Alcohol. Linalyl Acetate, Linalool, lavanduiol, lavandulyl, camphor, pinene

PHYSICAL ACTIONS AND USES: Analgesic, anticonvulsive, antidepressant, antimicrobial, antirheumatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antitoxic, carminative, cholagogue, choleretic, cicatrizant, cordial, deodorant, diuretic, emmenagogue, hypotensive, insecticide, nervine, parasiticide, rubefacient, sedative, stimulant, sudorific, tonic, vermifuge, vulnerary. Used for abscesses, acne, allergies, athlete's foot, boils, bruises, burns, dandruff, dermatitis, earache, eczema, inflammation, insect bites, insect repellent, lice, ringworm, sunburns, wounds, lumbago, muscular aches and pains, rheumatism, sprains, asthma, bronchitis, halitosis, throat infections, abdominal cramps, colic, flatulence, flu, depression, headache, insomnia, migraine, nervous tension and shock.

MENTAL USES: Life is good. I can take it easy and enjoy myself. I am being cared for.

EMOTIONAL USES: Anxious, stressed, tense, tired TO relaxed, peaceful, contented, loving

SPIRITUAL USES: Can indicate that you are not aware of how precious you are. You are truly unique. There is not another person on this planet that is just like you. Everyone else around you is just as precious as you are. Time to stop and ponder your divine relationship with yourself and with the others in your world. You may find that you have taken on criticisms, and other negative energies that are not helping you. Time to let them go. Use this oil within a scared space as you do not want this negative energy to bother others. Your angels will take care of it and take care of you.

APPLICATIONS: Bath, diffusor, inhaler, massage, mist spray, steam inhalation.

WARNINGS\CONTRAINDICATIONS: Nontoxic, OK in pregnancy, do not use with preparations containing iodine or iron.