Lavender

Lavender also known as Lavandula officinalis. It is “a genus of 47 known species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to the Old World and is found from Cape Verde and the Canary Islands, Europe across to northern and eastern Africa, the Mediterranean, southwest Asia to southeast India. Many members of the genus are cultivated extensively in temperate climates as ornamental plants for garden and landscape use, for use as culinary herbs, and also commercially for the extraction of essential oils. The most widely cultivated species, Lavandula angustifolia, is often referred to as lavender, and there is a color named for the shade of the flowers of this species. Despite its use over centuries in traditional medicine and cosmetics, there is no high-quality clinical evidence that lavender has any effects on diseases or improves health.”

Medicinal: treat anxiety, fungal infections, hair loss, possibly wounds, restlessness or insomnia, Roehmhelds’s syndrome, intestinal discomfront, & cardiovascular diseases

Culinary: “enhancements to both the flavor and appearance of food”, “The uses of lavender are limited only by your imagination. Culinary Lavender has a sweet, floral flavor, with lemon and citrus notes.”

Magickal: Love, protection, longevity, purification, peace, happiness.

Other Uses: fragrance, wedding confetti, scented waters, sachets, deters moths, freshens linens.

Warnings:

Don’t use if pregnant or breast-feeding.

Don’t consume through the mouth.

cutaneous photo-toxic reactions.

Possible hormonal effects in young boys causing gynecomastia.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavandula

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/265922

https://whatscookingamerica.net/Lavender.htm

https://groundintheearth.com/magickal-uses-for-lavender