Did you know that the aromatic Lavender flower is also a remedy? What a pity it is less known than other medicinal and useful plants. We’re presenting you some of the most used lavender home made products.

Lavender powder plant

Grind the lavender plant till you’ll obtain a lavender powder then introduce it in a tight closed glass jar. Put the lavender powder jar in a cool dark place. Take one spoon of lavender powder thrice a day, by keeping it under the tongue for 10-15 minutes and then swallow with water. We want to warn you that the lavender powder is kind a bitter in spite of its sweet scent. That’s why it’s preferred the lavender tincture as a treatment.

Lavender tincture

It’s more difficult to obtain the lavender tincture, but its healthy benefits are a real reward. Grind the aerial dried parts of lavender plant. Put into a jar the acquired lavender powder up to 1/3 of the jar then fill it with 70 degrees alcohol. Close tight the lavender jar and let it to macerate for 14 days, churning it off and on. After those 14 days, you have to filter the lavender solution. Then transfer the acquired lavender tincture in dark vial. Take when starveling one spoon of lavender tincture thrice a day dissolved in a half glass of water.

Lavender aromatic vinegar

In a bottle with a large bottleneck, it puts 10 spoons of minced lavender and adds over ½ liter of apple vinegar. Let it to macerate for 10 days at room temperature then filter the lavender solution. The lavender vinegar is used in massages and compresses.

Greasy lavender oil

Put into a jar 5 spoons of dried minced lavender plant at ½ liter of sunflower oil then close tight the jar and let the lavender product to macerate. Keep the lavender oil in the sun and close to a warmth source for 5 days then filter the content. The acquired lavender oil is put again to macerate with other 5 spoons of lavender plant for other 5 days then filtered. Repeat the procedure till the lavender oil is very aromatized, getting a powerful scent of lavender. The lavender greasy oil is used also in massages.

Lavender bath

Introduce in 2 liters of water 2 handfuls of lavender plant and let the lavender product to macerate for 8-10 hours (since morning till evening) then filter it. The macerated lavender plant scalds in other 2 liters of boiling water. Then cap the lavender hot water till it gets cold and filter it. Finally, mix the 2 lavender extracts and use it in what we call the lavender bath.

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