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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
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{{Leaf|Simple||Lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets and Leaf arrangement is opposite}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|blue to purple|5|there is only one way to evenly divide the flower}}
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Blue to purple|5|There is only one way to evenly divide the flower}}
  
 
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{{Fruit|general|7–10 mm|the fruit is dry but does not split open when ripe||many}}
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{{Fruit|General|7–10 mm|The fruit is dry but does not split open when ripe||Many}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
 
  
 
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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"/>
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Softwood or hardwood cuttings. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
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File:Lavandula canariensis 3.jpg|''[[Lavandula canariensis]]''
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File:Bartlett III.jpg|Leaves
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File:Lavandula coronopifolia 1.JPG|''Lavandula coronopifolia''
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File:Starr_071024-0196_Lavandula_dentata.jpg|''[[Lavandula dentata]]''
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File:Lavendel Mailette (Lavandula angustifolia) Blumengärten Hirschstetten Wien 2014 c.jpg|Leaves
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File:Lawenda. Lawenda wąskolistna. Lawenda lekarska. (Lavandula angustifolia) 01.jpg|Flowers
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File:Lavendelfeld in der Provence.jpg|Field of lavender
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Lavandula latifolia. Locatie, De Kruidhof Buitenpost 02.jpg|''[[Lavandula latifolia]]''
 
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File:Lavandula multifida.jpg|{{FP star}}{{QI seal}}{{VI-tiny}}''[[Lavandula multifida]]''
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/life-science/nutrition-research/learning-center/plant-profiler/lavandula-angustifolia.html Pharmacology]</ref>
 
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/lavandula/angustifolia/ "Plant charectaristics]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/lavandula/angustifolia/ Plant characteristics]</ref>
  
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Lavandula+angustifolia Cultivation details]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/lavender/rooting-lavender-cuttings.htm Cultivation details]</ref>
 
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[[Category:Lamiaceae]]

Latest revision as of 15:00, 30 May 2020

Lavandula angustifolia

Lavandula angustifolia is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and it is native to the Mediterranean regions of Spain, France, Italy, Croatia etc.

Uses

Wounds, Burns, Headache, Typhoid, Diphtheria, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Sunburn, Scalds, Vaginal discharge, Anal fissure.

Parts Used

Dried folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

Lavender is comprised of over 100 constituents, including linalool, perillyl alcohol, linalyl acetate, camphor, limonene, tannins, triterpenes, coumarins, cineole, and flavonoids.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Lavender


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

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Linear, opposite Lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets and Leaf arrangement is opposite

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Blue to purple 5 There is only one way to evenly divide the flower

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
General 7–10 mm The fruit is dry but does not split open when ripe Many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Softwood or hardwood cuttings. [3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry grassy slopes, Hot rocky situations, Calcareous soils.

Photo Gallery

  • Leaves

  • Leaves

  • Leaves

  • Flowers

  • Field of lavender

  • Fruits

References

  1. ↑ Pharmacology
  2. ↑ Plant characteristics
  3. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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