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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]]
 
 
==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
 
 
 
==References==
 
{{reflist|2}}
 
 
 
[[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]]
 

Latest revision as of 20:32, February 2, 2015

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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.