What is Lavender used for?
Traditional/Ethnobotanical uses Lavender has long found a role in folk medicine. The plant has been used as an antispasmodic, carminative, diuretic, and general tonic. Extracts have been used to treat conditions ranging from acne to migraines. Although the plant has been known to increase bile flow output and flow into the intestine, its greatest value is not in the treatment of biliary conditions. Lavender has been used extensively as an antidiabetic agent in parts of Spain and is included in some commercial herbal antidiabetic preparations. Fresh leaves and flowers are applied to the forehead to relieve headaches and to joints to treat rheumatic pain. The vapors of steamed flowers are used as a cold remedy. Chileans drink the tea to induce or increase menstrual flow. Lavender oil and extracts are used as pharmaceutical fragrances and cosmetics, and in small amounts to flavor food. Spike lavender oil often is used in soaps because it is inexpensive, though lesser quality than true lav
