
Botanical name
Lavandula angustifolia
Also known as English Lavender.
Beautiful aromatic flower, great as a tea to assist headaches, stress, anxiety, sleep, digestion & liver function.
Learn about Lavender
Lavender is a beautiful aromatic herb with purple flowers that originates from the Mediterranean region.
Its common and scientific name originates from lavare, the Latin word for wash or bathe. Indead, its fragrance does evoke the feeling of clean! The flowers were traditionally used to perfume linen, and keep moths and insects at bay. The essential oils responsible for Lavender’s clean and refreshing aroma have been found to be powerful antimicrobial agents.
Lavender is also gentle sedative that can help reduce stress and anxiety, assist sleep and reduce depression. Lavender is a traditional remedy for headaches; both internally as a tea and externally as an essential oil, rubbed into the temples.
As a tea or tincture, it can help dispel intestinal gas, stimulate liver and digestive function, increase bile flow, and reduce inflammation. It is safe for children and the elderly, and can be useful as a gentle digestive aid and calming herb.
It is also useful externally as an antiseptic, antifungal and soothing wash, douche or sitz bath. The essential oil is used externally for burns, cuts, scrapes and cold sores, and is added to many healing salves and creams.
Popular as a sachet herb in drawers to scent linen or under the pillow for sleep.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which herbs should I use for sleep?
Which herbs should I use for sleep?
We have many herbs for sleep that work great on their own or in a blend. The blended teas we offer are gentle and useful when you don't know which is the exact herb to use, but if you want to learn more about the different actions of each sleep herb that would suit your condition, then we can guide you through that.
Below is a quick reference for you, or view the herb profile for further information and FAQs.
Ashwagandha - Promotes sound sleep, regular use not a quick fix.
Passionflower - Sedation and relaxing the nervous system.
Valerian - Sedation, relaxing.
Mulungu - Our most powerful sedating herb, may lead to next day drowsiness.
Skullcap - When you have a busy mind.
California Poppy - Always useful for sleep, especially when pain is the issue.
Hops - Restlessness and anxiety.
Wild Lettuce - Sedating and pain relieving.
Lemon Balm - When low mood is causing sleeplessness.
Blue Lily - Dreamy, relaxing.
Kava - Relaxing and sedating. (Particularly our Borogoru strain)
Chamomile - Gentle relaxant before bed. Soothing and nice.
Lavender - Gentle relaxant before bed. Fragrant and nice.
When should I use Lavender for sleep?
When should I use Lavender for sleep?
Lavender is famous for its calming scent, and research shows that it can help reduce anxiety and improve sleep quality. You can use Lavender in various forms, add to your favourite sleepy tea, enjoy alone as a tea, place under your pillow, or add it to your bath. We would suggest using it when wishing to gently relax before sleep, not necessarily when you are dealing with Insomnia or a series sleep issue.
Common Uses
Anxiety, Appetite Stimulant, Candida, Cold Sores, Depression, Dermatitis, Digestive Complaints, Children, Fungal Infections, Gallbladder, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Hair & Nails, Headache, Indigestion, Infections, Insomnia, Liver Health, Pain, Relaxation, Sedation, Skin Conditions, Skin Health, Smudging, Stress, Wound Healing, Alzheimers & Dementia, Menopause, and Menstrual Health.Herbal Actions
Anti-Inflammatory, Antibacterial, Antimicrobial, Anxiolytic (Anti-Anxiety), Astringent, Bitter Tonic, Carminative, Cholagogue, Hepatic, Nervine, Sedative, Nervine Tonic, Nootropic, and Antispasmodic.Precautions
Do not use in known allergy. Caution if taking sedatives or CNS depressants- consult your doctor and naturopath/herbalist.
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Sleepy Time Herbal Tea Blend
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References
<https://chestnutherbs.com/lavenders-medicinal-and-aromatherapy-uses-and-lavender-truffles/>
<https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3612440/>
Deni Brown (2002), New Encyclopedia of Herbs & Their Uses, pp. 252-57.