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[[File:Lavande off FR 2012.jpg|thumb|right|''Lavandula angustifolia'']]
'''Lavandula angustifolia''' (lavender most commonly True Lavender or English lavender,<ref name="int/>though not native to England ;also '''garden lavender, common lavender, narrow-leaved lavender'''), formerly L. officinalis, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, and it is native to the Mediterranean (regions of Spain, France, Italy, Croatia etc.)
== Description Uses== It is a strongly aromatic shrub growing as high as 1 to 2 metres (3.3 to 6.6 ft) tall. The leaves are evergreen{{Uses|wounds}}, {{Uses|burns}}, {{Uses|headache}}, {{Uses|typhoid}}, {{Uses|diphtheria}}, {{Uses|streptococcus}}, {{Uses|Pneumococcus}}, 2–6 centimetres (0.79–2.36 in) long{{Uses|sunburn}}, and 4–6 millimetres (0.16–0.24 in) broad. The flowers are pinkish-purple (lavender-coloured){{Uses|scalds}}, produced on spikes 2–8 cm (0.79–3.15 in) long at the top of slender{{Uses|vaginal discharge}}, leafless stems 10–30 cm (3.9–11.8 in) long. It does not grow well in continuously damp soil{{Uses|anal fissure}}.
== Uses Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
== References Common names== {{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa=== ===Guna=== ===Veerya=== ===Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||Lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets and Leaf arrangement is opposite}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|blue to purple|5|there is only one way to evenly divide the flower}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|general|7–10 mm|the fruit is dry but does not split open when ripe||many}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Landscape Uses:Alpine garden, Border, Container, Ground cover, Massing, Rock garden, Seashore, Specimen. Succeeds in almost any soil so long as it is well-drained and not too acid<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Dry grassy slopes}}, {{Commonly seen|hot rocky situations}, {{Commonly seen|calcareous soils}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> ==References== <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[https://plantswww.usdasigmaaldrich.govcom/life-science/nutrition-research/learning-center/plant-profiler/lavandula-angustifolia.html "pharmacology"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https:/core/profilegobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/lavandula/angustifolia/ "plant charectaristics"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?symbolLatinName=LAAN81 "Lavandula +angustifolia"Cultivation details"]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [http://homeguides.sfgate.com/grow-lavandula-angustifolia-42812.html How to Grow Lavandula Angustifolia]* [https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=127 Lavandula angustifolia on RHS.org]* [https://sagecreationsorganicfarm.com/lavender/lavender-plants/ Lavandula angustifolia on victorslavender plants.org]* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/lavandula-angustifolia Lavender on science direct]
[[Category:Herbs]]
